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a.<\/span> A person entitled to enforce an instrument, with or without consideration, may discharge the obligation of a party<\/span> to pay the instrument (i) by an intentional voluntary act, such as surrender of the instrument to the party<\/span>, destruction, mutilation, or cancellation of the instrument, cancellation or striking out of the party<\/span>’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<\/span> by a signed record. The obligation of a party<\/span> 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> Cancellation or striking out of an endorsement pursuant to subsection (a) does not affect the status and rights of a party<\/span> derived from the endorsement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISCHARGE BY CANCELLATION OR RENUNCIATION (\u00a7 8.3A-604)\n\na. A person entitled to enforce an instrument, with or without consideration,\nmay discharge the obligation of a party to pay the instrument (i) by an\nintentional voluntary act, such as surrender of the instrument to the party,\ndestruction, mutilation, or cancellation of the instrument, cancellation or\nstriking out of the party’s signature, or the addition of words to the\ninstrument indicating discharge, or (ii) by agreeing not to sue or otherwise\nrenouncing rights against the party by a signed record. The obligation of a\nparty to pay a check is not discharged solely by destruction of the check in\nconnection with a process in which information is extracted from the check and\nan image of the check is made and, subsequently, the information and image are\ntransmitted for payment.\n\nb. Cancellation or striking out of an endorsement pursuant to subsection (a)\ndoes not affect the status and rights of a party derived from the endorsement.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 6-400, 6-472, 6-475, 6-476; 1964, c. 219, \u00a7 8.3-605;\n1992, c. 693; 2024, c. 652.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}