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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>378346</law_id><section_number>8.8A-505</section_number><catch_line>Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>8.8A-503</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="28" identifier="8.8A">Commercial Code &#x2014; Investment Securities</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="5">Security Entitlements</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> 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: <a id="paragraph-1411718" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.8A-505/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="a1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> the securities intermediary acts with respect to the duty as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or <a id="paragraph-1411719" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.8A-505/#a1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="a2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> 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. <a id="paragraph-1411720" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.8A-505/#a2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> 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. <a id="paragraph-1411721" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.8A-505/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1996, c. 216.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
