La. Stat. tit. 10 § 8-508

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 10:8-508 - Duty of securities intermediary to change entitlement holder's position to other form of security holding

A securities intermediary shall act at the direction of an entitlement holder to change a security entitlement into another available form of holding for which the entitlement holder is eligible, or to cause the financial asset to be transferred to a securities account of the entitlement holder with another securities intermediary. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if:

(1) the securities intermediary acts as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or

(2) in the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to follow the direction of the entitlement holder.

La. R.S. § 10:8-508

Acts 1995, No. 884, §1, eff. 1/1/1996.