Title 6A
Uniform Commercial Code
Chapter 3
Negotiable Instruments
Part 6
Discharge and Payment
R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-3-601
§ 6A-3-601. Discharge and effect of discharge.
(a) The obligation of a party to pay the instrument is discharged as stated in this chapter or by an act or agreement with the party which would discharge an obligation to pay money under a simple contract.
(b) Discharge of the obligation of a party is not effective against a person acquiring rights of a holder in due course of the instrument without notice of the discharge.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 238, § 3; P.L. 2000, ch. 421, § 3.