{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-57a-3-301","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 57A-3-301","heading":"Person entitled to enforce instrument.","body":"\"Person entitled to enforce\" an instrument means (i) the holder of the instrument, (ii) a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or (iii) a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to § 57A-3-309 or 57A-3-418(d). A person may be a person entitled to enforce the instrument even though the person is not the owner of the instrument or is in wrongful possession of the instrument.\nSource: SL 1994, ch 367, § 3-301.","path":["TITLE 57A. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","CHAPTER 57A-3. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/57A-3-301","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"a6e2dd01bf51e52206e9f67f0611b947bf216867e039c1a007eb78c5e867f6b9","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-57a-3-207","next":"us-sd/sdcl-57a-3-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}