{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-45.03.117","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 45.03.117","heading":"Other agreements affecting instrument.","body":"Subject to applicable law regarding exclusion of proof of contemporaneous or previous agreements, the obligation of a party to an instrument to pay the instrument may be modified, supplemented, or nullified by a separate agreement of the obligor and a person entitled to enforce the instrument, if the instrument is issued or the obligation is incurred in reliance on the agreement or a part of the same transaction giving rise to the agreement. To the extent an obligation is modified, supplemented, or nullified by an agreement under this section, the agreement is a defense to the obligation.","path":["Title 45. Trade and Commerce.","Chapter 03. Negotiable Instruments."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#45.03.117","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:44Z","sha256":"2b2c9c49ab554fdb0326000bab6bf3823ff2e440ae5e19fadd5702ee4dd5da92","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-45.03.116","next":"us-ak/as-45.03.118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}