Oklahoma § 12A-3-604 Discharge by Cancellation or Renunciation.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 12A-3-604 — Discharge by Cancellation or Renunciation.

Oklahoma § 12A-3-604

Title 12AUniform Commercial Code

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-3-604 (2026).

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DISCHARGE BY CANCELLATION OR RENUNCIATION (a) 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. The obligation of a party to pay a check is not discharged solely by destruction of the check in connection with a process in which information is extracted from the check and an image of the check is made and, subsequently, the information and image

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DISCHARGE BY CANCELLATION OR RENUNCIATION (a) 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. The obligation of a party to pay a check is not discharged solely by destruction of the check in connection with a process in which information is extracted from the check and an image of the check is made and, subsequently, the information and image are transmitted for payment. (b) Cancellation or striking out of an indorsement pursuant to subsection (a) of this section does not affect the status and rights of a party derived from the indorsement.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1961, p. 119, § 3-604. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 117, § 92, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Laws 2009, c. 208, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2024, c. 13, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 2024. NOTE: Laws 2008, c. 382, § 11 was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2009) and repealed by Laws 2009, c. 208, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.