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Terms Used In Iowa Code 554.3601

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
554.3601 Discharge and effect of discharge.
1. The obligation of a party to pay the instrument is discharged as stated in this Article
or by an act or agreement with the party which would discharge an obligation to pay money under a simple contract.
2. Discharge of the obligation of a party is not effective against a person acquiring rights of a holder in due course of the instrument without notice of the discharge.
94 Acts, ch 1167, §73, 121, 122