{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-601","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:3-601","heading":"Discharge and effect of discharge.","body":"(a)\nThe 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)\nDischarge 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 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 3. Negotiable Instruments.","Part VI. Discharge and Payment."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:3-601","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3799b08cf7435367ecb54e174cc8794c458a15fe58b6e12cb4251370805c790b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-505","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}