30-8-508. 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.
History: En. Sec. 68, Ch. 536, L. 1997.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 8. Uniform Commercial Code Investment Securities
30-8-501. Securities account -- acquisition of security entitlement from securities intermediary
30-8-502. Assertion of adverse claim against entitlement holder
30-8-503. Property interest of entitlement holder in financial asset held by securities intermediary
30-8-504. Duty of securities intermediary to maintain financial asset
30-8-505. Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions
30-8-506. Duty of securities intermediary to exercise rights as directed by entitlement holder
30-8-507. Duty of securities intermediary to comply with entitlement order
30-8-508. Duty of securities intermediary to change entitlement holder's position to other form of security holding
30-8-510. Rights of purchaser of security entitlement from entitlement holder
30-8-511. Priority among security interests and entitlement holders