Code of Virginia - Title 8.8A Commercial Code - Investment Securities - Section 8.8A-505 Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions

§ 8.8A-505. Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions

(a) 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:

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

(2) 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.

(b) 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.

(1996, c. 216.)

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