{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-41-03-17","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 41-03-17","heading":"(3-117) Other agreements affecting an instrument","body":"Subject to applicable law regarding exclusion of proof of contemporaneous or prior agreements, the obligation of a party to an instrument to pay the instrument may be modified, supplemented, or nullified by a separate agreement of the obligor and a person entitled to enforce the instrument if the instrument is issued or the obligation is incurred in reliance on the agreement or as a part of the same transaction giving rise to the agreement. To the extent an obligation is modified, supplemented, or nullified by an agreement under this section, the agreement is a defense to the obligation.","path":["Title 41 Uniform Commercial Code","Chapter 41-03 Negotiable Instruments"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t41c03.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"1f3c8f868c4cac9252babbd692ef8f019b0cbc280de95033a0cdfbd43aa68756","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-41-03-16","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-41-03-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}