(a) If the substance of a duty imposed upon a securities intermediary by Sections 8504 to 8508, inclusive, is the subject of a federal statute, regulation, or rule, compliance with that statute, regulation, or rule satisfies the duty.

(b) To the extent that specific standards for the performance of the duties of a securities intermediary or the exercise of the rights of an entitlement holder are not specified by other statute, regulation, or rule or by agreement between the securities intermediary and entitlement holder, the securities intermediary shall perform its duties and the entitlement holder shall exercise its rights in a commercially reasonable manner.

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Terms Used In California Commercial Code 8509

  • agreement: means the total legal obligation that results from the parties' agreement as determined by this code and as supplemented by any other applicable laws. See California Commercial Code 1201
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Holder: means :

    California Commercial Code 1201

  • 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.
  • Security interest: includes any interest of a consignor and a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, a payment intangible, or a promissory note in a transaction that is subject to Division 9 (commencing with Section 9101). See California Commercial Code 1201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(c) The obligation of a securities intermediary to perform the duties imposed by Sections 8504 to 8508, inclusive, is subject to the following:

(1) Rights of the securities intermediary arising out of a security interest under a security agreement with the entitlement holder or otherwise.

(2) Rights of the securities intermediary under other law, regulation, rule, or agreement to withhold performance of its duties as a result of unfulfilled obligations of the entitlement holder to the securities intermediary.

(d) Sections 8504 to 8508, inclusive, do not require a securities intermediary to take any action that is prohibited by other statute, regulation, or rule.

(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 497, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1997.)