New Jersey § 12a:8-104

Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 12a:8-104, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 12a:8-104.

a. A person acquires a security or an interest therein, under this chapter, if: (1) the person is a purchaser to whom a security is delivered pursuant to 12A:8-301;

or (2) the person acquires a security entitlement to the security pursuant to 12A:8-501. b. A person acquires a financial asset, other than a security, or an interest therein,

under this chapter, if the person acquires a security entitlement to the financial

asset. c. A person who acquires a security entitlement to a security or other financial asset

has the rights specified in 12A:8-501 through 12A:8-511, but is a purchaser of any

security, security entitlement, or other financial asset held by the securities intermediary

only to the extent provided in 12A:8-503. d. Unless the context shows that a different meaning is intended, a person who is

required by other law, regulation, rule, or agreement to transfer, deliver, present,

surrender, exchange, or otherwise put in the possession of another person a security

or financial asset satisfies that requirement by causing the other person to acquire

an interest in the security or financial asset pursuant to subsection a. or b. of

this section.

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