{"data":{"id":"us-me/11-m.r.s.-3-1601","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"11 M.R.S. §3-1601","heading":"Discharge and effect of discharge","body":"(1).   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 that would discharge an obligation to pay money under a simple contract.\n(2).   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: UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","PART 6: DISCHARGE AND PAYMENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/11/title11sec3-1601.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"b2611af5f135daa99d496f3c352e143b02715c7163d74ec4351cede802c5f4ca","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/11-m.r.s.-3-1505","next":"us-me/11-m.r.s.-3-1602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}