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N.D. Cent. Code § 41-08-45

(8-505) Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 41–41 (597 sections).

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: North Dakota Legislative Branch. Reproduced from public-domain North Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.