{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-8-302","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-8-302","heading":"Rights of purchaser.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security acquires all rights in the security that the transferor had or had power to transfer.\n(b) A purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased.\n(c) A purchaser of a certificated security who as a previous holder had notice of an adverse claim does not improve its position by taking from a protected purchaser.","path":["Title 6A Uniform Commercial Code","Chapter 8 Investment Securities","Part 3 Transfer of Certificated and Uncertificated Securities"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6A/6A-8/6A-3/6A-8-302.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T18:22:14Z","sha256":"5fa3e1afcb0bf9f311bcb01832f8a7739a2c4f4afc2e5b3f1ca8019f045e3ed9","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-8-301","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-8-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}