ILCS » Chapter 810 · Act 5
Illinois Compiled Statutes

810 ILCS 5/3-601 (2026)

Discharge and effect of discharge

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section IL-ILGAilga.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
(810 ILCS 5/3-601) (from Ch. 26, par. 3-601)
    Sec. 3-601. Discharge and effect of discharge.
    (a) 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.
    (b) 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.
(Source: P.A. 87-582.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: W. & Lake Check Cashers, LLC v. Propane Pete, LLC, 2023 IL App (2d) 220291 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
W. & Lake Check Cashers, LLC v. Propane Pete, LLC, 2023 IL App (2d) 220291 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “”); see also 810 ILCS 5/3-601(b) (West 2020) (“Discharge of the obligation of a party is not effective against a person acquiring rights of a holder in due course of the [check] without notice of the discharge.”
— 810 ILCS 5/3-601(b) — 1 case
W. & Lake Check Cashers, LLC v. Propane Pete, LLC, 2023 IL App (2d) 220291 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “”); see also 810 ILCS 5/3-601(b) (West 2020) (“Discharge of the obligation of a party is not effective against a person acquiring rights of a holder in due course of the [check] without notice of the discharge.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.