Arizona Laws 47-8302. Rights of purchaser
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsections B and C, a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security acquires all rights in the security that the transferor had or had power to transfer.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 47-8302
- Adverse claim: means a claim that a claimant has a property interest in a financial asset and that it is a violation of the rights of the claimant for another person to hold, transfer or deal with the financial asset. See Arizona Laws 47-8102
- Certificated security: means a security that is represented by a certificate. See Arizona Laws 47-8102
- Security: except as otherwise provided in section 47-8103, means an obligation of an issuer or a share, participation or other interest in an issuer or in property or an enterprise of an issuer:
(a) Which is represented by a security certificate in bearer or registered form, or the transfer of which may be registered upon books maintained for that purpose by or on behalf of the issuer;
(b) Which is one of a class or series or by its terms is divisible into a class or series of shares, participations, interests or obligations; and
(c) Which:
(i) Is, or is of a type, dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or securities markets; or
(ii) Is a medium for investment and by its terms expressly provides that it is a security governed by this chapter. See Arizona Laws 47-8102
B. A purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased.
C. A purchaser of a certificated security who as a previous holder had notice of an adverse claim does not improve its position by taking from a protected purchaser.