{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-4-3-601","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 4-3-601","heading":"Discharge and effect of discharge.","body":"(a) The obligation of a party to pay the instrument is discharged as stated in this article or by an act or agreement with the party which would discharge an obligation to pay money under a simple contract.\n\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":["Title 4 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","Article 3 - Negotiable Instruments","Part 6 - DISCHARGE AND PAYMENT"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-04.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"adb905d015955353395300e17bfb94305739cf661b79da99b1fe44ca87cf8d64","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-4-3-506","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-4-3-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}