{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.3a-306","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.3A-306","heading":"Claims to an instrument","body":"A person taking an instrument, other than a person having rights of a holder in due course, is subject to a claim of a property or possessory right in the instrument or its proceeds, including a claim to rescind a negotiation and to recover the instrument or its proceeds. A person having rights of a holder in due course takes free of the claim to the instrument.Code 1950, §§ 6-367, 6-368, 6-380, 6-409 through 6-411; 1964, c. 219, §§ 8.3-305, 8.3-306; 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-306/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:59Z","sha256":"92653c79545ef7bcd253bff16cda041cc946d956ec279cb7fb99bf94342226f1","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.3a-305","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.3a-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}