Alabama § 7-8-505 - Duty of Securities Intermediary with Respect to Payments and Distributions.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 7-8-505 — Duty of Securities Intermediary with Respect to Payments and Distributions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-8-505. Duty of Securities Intermediary with Respect to Payments and Distributions.
(a) A securities intermediary shall take action to obtain a payment or distribution made by the issuer of a financial asset. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if:
(1) the securities intermediary acts with respect to the duty as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or
(2) in the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to attempt to obtain the payment or distribution.
(b) A securities intermediary is obligated to its entitlement holder for a payment or distribution made by the issuer of a financial asset if the payment or distribution is received by the securities intermediary.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-8-505 ("Duty of Securities Intermediary with Respect to Payments and Distributions.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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