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Alabama · Through Act 2026-611

Ala. Code § 7-8-505: Duty of Securities Intermediary with Respect to Payments and Distributions.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 7 Commercial Code.
  2. Article 8 Investment Securities.
  3. Part 5 Security Entitlements.

(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.

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