{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-3-601","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-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 chapter 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 6A Uniform Commercial Code","Chapter 3 Negotiable Instruments","Part 6 Discharge and Payment"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6A/6A-3/6A-6/6A-3-601.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T18:05:04Z","sha256":"bb0c92d0f7b54afbf80fb84a60c4590274420a8e323f4825dc0d19f693d3f552","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-3-505","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-3-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}