{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-3-301","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46-3-301","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 section 3-309 or 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.","path":["CHAPTER 46. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.","ARTICLE 3. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS.","Part 3. Enforcement Of Instruments."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46-3-301/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:48Z","sha256":"d8439a2e43f01b32175424c824c6e937b76e41ffd8d791482ed8dbcea1fa1d3d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-3-207","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-3-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}