# Fla. Stat. § 678.3031: 678.3031 Protected purchaser

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIX_C678_PIII_S678.3031

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 678.3031
- **Heading:** 678.3031 Protected purchaser
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 678 / Part III / Section 678.3031

## Text

(1) “Protected purchaser” means a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security, or of an interest therein, who: (a) Gives value. (b) Does not have notice of any adverse claim to the security. (c) Obtains control of the certificated or uncertificated security.

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

History: s. 3, ch. 98-11; s. 66, ch. 2025-92.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 678.3011 678.3011 Delivery.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIX_C678_PIII_S678.3011.md)
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- [Fla. Stat. § 678.3051 678.3051 Instruction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIX_C678_PIII_S678.3051.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 678.3061 678.3061 Effect of guaranteeing signature, indorsement, or instruction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXIX_C678_PIII_S678.3061.md)
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