Ohio Code § 1303.69
Ohio Code § 1303.69. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1303.69.
(A) A person entitled to enforce an instrument, with or without consideration, may discharge
the obligation of a party to pay the instrument in either of the following ways: (1) By surrender of the instrument to the party, destruction, mutilation, or cancellation
of the instrument, cancellation or striking out of the party's signature, the addition
of words to the instrument indicating discharge, or any other intentional voluntary
act; (2) By agreeing not to sue or otherwise renouncing rights against the party by a signed
record. (B) Cancellation or striking out of an indorsement pursuant to division (A) does not
affect the status and rights of a party derived from the indorsement. (C) As used in this section, “signed,” with respect to a record that is not a writing,
includes the attachment to or logical association with the record of an electronic
symbol, sound, or process with the present intent to adopt or accept the record.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1303.69
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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