Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 11. COMMERCIAL CODE · Chapter 8. · Article 8. INVESTMENT SECURITIES · Part 5. SECURITY ENTITLEMENTS

11-8-506. Duty of securities intermediary to exercise rights as directed by entitlement holder.

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A securities intermediary shall exercise rights with respect to a financial asset if directed to do so by an entitlement holder. 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 either places the entitlement holder in a position to exercise the rights directly or exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to follow the direction of the entitlement holder.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 11-8-506, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1323, § 1.

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