For purposes of determining its status as a holder in due course, a bank has given value to the extent it has a security interest in an item, if the bank otherwise complies with the requirements of § 4-3-302 on what constitutes a holder in due course.Acts 1961, No. 185, § 4-209; A.S.A. 1947, § 85-4-209; Acts 1991, No. 572, § 6.
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