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RS 10:5-112

A beneficiary generally may not transfer the right to draw or demand performance under a letter of credit unless the letter says it is transferable.

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RS 10:5-112

A beneficiary generally may not transfer the right to draw or demand performance under a letter of credit unless the letter says it is transferable.

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A beneficiary generally may not transfer the right to draw or demand performance under a letter of credit unless the letter says it is transferable.

§5-112. Transfer of letter of credit (a) Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 10:5-113, unless a letter of credit provides that it is transferable, the right of a beneficiary to draw or otherwise demand performance under a letter of credit may not be transferred. (b) Even if a letter of credit provides that it is transferrable, the issuer may refuse to recognize or carry out a transfer if: (1) the transfer would violate applicable law; or (2) the transferor or transferee has failed to comply with any requirement stated in the letter of credit or any other requirement relating to transfer imposed by the issuer which is within the standard practice referred to in R.S. 10:5-108(e) or is otherwise reasonable under the circumstances. Added by Acts 1974, No. 92, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 1999, No. 171, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
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