{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.3-601","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 400.3-601","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 XXVI - TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 400 - Uniform Commercial Code"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=400.3-601","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"c416c22af8947a245eaf3a9084e06dcdd068259500c0649cd4dbb0d4f710cf4f","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.3-505","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.3-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}