Ga. Code § 11-3-301

Current through 2023-2024 Legislative Session Chapters 1-496, 504, 505, 514, 516-545, 549, 550, 566, 570, 571, 578, 580, 586, 590-592, 594, 595, 604, 609, 612, 696, 697
Section 11-3-301 - 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 Code Section 11-3-309 or subsection (d) of Code Section 11-3-418. 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.

OCGA § 11-3-301