{"data":{"id":"us-ca/com-3601","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"COM § 3601","heading":"","body":"(a) The obligation of a party to pay the instrument is discharged as stated in this division or by an act or agreement with the party which would discharge an obligation to pay money under a simple contract.\n(b) Discharge of the obligation of a party is not effective against a person acquiring rights of a holder in due course of the instrument without notice of the discharge.","path":["Commercial Code - COM","DIVISION 3. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS [3101. - 3605.]","CHAPTER 6. Discharge and Payment [3601. - 3605.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"2cddf6fe0990f491fd8c07495b6cf1d0e32cbd757bbab74c05676dfbb6e2b350","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/com-3505","next":"us-ca/com-3602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}