Rights of purchaser.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security acquires all rights in the security that the transferor had or had power to transfer.
(2) A purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased.
(3) 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.
[2000 c 250 s 9A-819; 1995 c 48 s 28; 1986 c 35 s 17; 1965 ex.s. c 157 s 8-302. Cf. former RCW sections: (i) RCW 23.80.230(2); 1939 c 100 s 23; RRS s 3803-123. (ii) RCW 62.01.052; 1955 c 35 s 62.01.052; prior: 1899 c 149 s 52; RRS s 3443.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2000 c 250: See RCW 62A.9A-701.
Effective date—1995 c 48: See RCW 62A.11-113.