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Mont. Code Ann. § 30-8-505

Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 30–30 (713 sections).

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(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: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.