# C.R.S. § 4-8-303: 4-8-303. Protected purchaser

> Colorado · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T4_A8_P3_S4-8-303

## Section

- **Citation:** C.R.S. § 4-8-303
- **Heading:** 4-8-303. Protected purchaser
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CO Code / Title 4 / Article 8 / Part 3 / Section 4-8-303

## Text

4-8-303. Protected purchaser. (a) "Protected purchaser" means a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security, or of an interest therein, who:

(1) Gives value;

(2) Does not have notice of any adverse claim to the security; and

(3) Obtains control of the certificated or uncertificated security.

(b) A protected purchaser also acquires its interest in the security free of any adverse claim.

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