{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-3-601","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42a-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(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 42a. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","ARTICLE 3*. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS","PART 6. DISCHARGE AND PAYMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/art_003.htm#sec_42a-3-601","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:15Z","sha256":"8f9507c8e8e7202f13c75aa5f18dbc7f2384658251dfc2c86a8ad6042d9c4820","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-3-506-to-42a-3-511","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-3-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}