# Commercial Law (GCL)

## Title 3. Negotiable Instruments

### Subtitle 3. Enforcement of Instruments

#### Section 3-301

"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 Sec. 3-309 or Sec. 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.

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Md. Code Ann., Com. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)