Michigan § 440.3604 - Discharge by intentional voluntary act; canceling or striking out endorsement; "signed" defined.

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§ 440.3604. Discharge by intentional voluntary act; canceling or striking out endorsement; "signed" defined.

Sec. 3604.

(1) A person entitled to enforce an instrument, with or without consideration, may discharge the obligation of a party to pay the instrument (i) by an intentional voluntary act, such as surrender of the instrument to the party, destruction, mutilation, or cancellation of the instrument, cancellation or striking out of the party's signature, or the addition of words to the instrument indicating discharge, or (ii) by agreeing not to sue or otherwise renouncing rights against the party by a signed record.

(2) Cancellation or striking out of an endorsement pursuant to subsection (1) does not affect the status and rights of a party derived from the endorsement.

(3) As used in this section, "signed", with respect to a record that is not a writing, includes the attachment to or logical association with the record of an electronic symbol, sound, or process with the present intent to adopt or accept the record.

Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 440.3604 ("Discharge by intentional voluntary act; canceling or striking out endorsement; "signed" defined.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. 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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