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Home » US Law » 2022 Maryland Statutes » Commercial Law » Title 3 - Negotiable Instruments » Subtitle 3 - Enforcement of Instruments » Section 3-301 – Person Entitled to Enforce Instrument

    “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 § 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.