{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-3-601","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 11-3-601","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 11 Commercial Code","Article 3 Negotiable Instruments","PART 6 Discharge and Payment"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.11.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"8f9507c8e8e7202f13c75aa5f18dbc7f2384658251dfc2c86a8ad6042d9c4820","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-3-505","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-11-3-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}