{"data":{"id":"us-vt/9a-v.s.a.-3-601","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"9A V.S.A. § 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 9A: Uniform Commercial Code","Article 003: Negotiable Instruments"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/09A/003","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:53:51Z","sha256":"8f9507c8e8e7202f13c75aa5f18dbc7f2384658251dfc2c86a8ad6042d9c4820","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/9a-v.s.a.-3-505","next":"us-vt/9a-v.s.a.-3-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}