30-8-505. Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions.


     30-8-505. Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions. (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.

     History: En. Sec. 65, Ch. 536, L. 1997.