{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-36-3-601","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 36-3-601","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 36 - COMMERCIAL CODE","CHAPTER 3 Commercial Code—Negotiable Instruments","Part 6 Discharge and Payment"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t36c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:08:14Z","sha256":"bb0c92d0f7b54afbf80fb84a60c4590274420a8e323f4825dc0d19f693d3f552","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-36-3-506-to-36-3-511","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-36-3-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}