30-8-508. Duty of securities intermediary to change entitlement holder's position to other form of security holding. - Montana Statutes

     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.