(8-505) Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions
N.D. Cent. Code § 41-08-45
in effect41-08-45. (8-505) Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and
distributions.
1. 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. The securities intermediary acts with respect to the duty as agreed upon by the
entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or
b. 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.
2. 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: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t41c08.pdf#nameddest=41-08-45Fetched: 10/16/2026
