Requirements for a three second violation:
1. Team control (and player control established at some point if coming from a throw-in)
2. Ball in the frontcourt
Remember that team control, once established, continues until the ball becomes dead, there's a try for goal, or the team not in control of the ball gains possession of the ball.
So yes, in theory, you could have a 3 second call while the ball is loose and not in player control.
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