Section 75-8-505 - 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.Laws, 1996, ch. 468, § 46, eff. 7/1/1996.