{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-3-601","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 3-601","heading":"Discharge and Effect of Discharge","body":"Section 3–601. (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":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 106","Article 3"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter106/Section3-601","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:25Z","sha256":"229e203e14af47bfe64e781a96e0d41001fde3959321730b121cd24cec6cd077","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-3-505","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-3-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}