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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 11, § 8-1505

Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 2-101 to 9-1709 (548 sections).

PL 1997, c. 429, §B2 (NEW).

(1). A securities intermediary shall take action to obtain a payment or distribution made by the issuer of a financial asset. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if:

(a). The securities intermediary acts with respect to the duty as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or

(b). In the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to attempt to obtain the payment or distribution.

(2). A securities intermediary is obligated to its entitlement holder for a payment or distribution made by the issuer of a financial asset if the payment or distribution is received by the securities intermediary.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.