Title 6A
Uniform Commercial Code

Chapter 8
Investment Securities

Part 5
Security Entitlements

R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-8-505



§ 6A-8-505.  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.

History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 182, § 5; P.L. 2000, ch. 420, § 5.