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Home » US Law » 2022 Georgia Code » Title 11 - Commercial Code » Article 8 - Investment Securities » Part 5 - Security Entitlements » § 11-8-505. 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:
    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.
  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. Code 1981, § 11-8-505 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1323, § 1.