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Home » US Law » 2022 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations » Uniform Commercial Code. » Chapter 408 - Uniform commercial code — investment securities. » SUBCHAPTER V » SECURITY ENTITLEMENTS » 408.505 – Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions.

408.505 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: 1997 a. 297.