{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.3a-301","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.3A-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 § 8.3A-309 or § 8.3A-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.Code 1950, § 6-403; 1964, c. 219, § 8.3-301; 1992, c. 693.","path":["Title 8.3A. COMMERCIAL CODE — NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS","Part 3. ENFORCEMENT OF INSTRUMENTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.3A-301/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:59Z","sha256":"96b75cfb0d731fe15496218d10c7bdcbdcb5c894932d0550d61280d8f4ab222a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.3a-207","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.3a-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}