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Home » US Law » 2022 Code of Alabama » Title 7 - Commercial Code. » Article 4 - Bank Deposits and Collections. » Part 4 - Relationship Between Payor Bank and Its Customer.

Section 7-4-401 – When Bank May Charge Customer’s Account.

Section 7-4-401 When bank may charge customer’s account. (a) A bank may charge against the account of a customer an item that is properly payable from that account even though the charge creates an overdraft. An item is properly payable if it is authorized by the customer and is in accordance with any agreement between […]

Section 7-4-404 – Bank Not Obligated to Pay Check More Than Six Months Old.

Section 7-4-404 Bank not obligated to pay check more than six months old. A bank is under no obligation to a customer having a checking account to pay a check, other than a certified check, which is presented more than six months after its date, but it may charge its customer’s account for a payment […]

Section 7-4-405 – Death or Incompetence of Customer.

Section 7-4-405 Death or incompetence of customer. (a) A payor or collecting bank’s authority to accept, pay, or collect an item or to account for proceeds of its collection, if otherwise effective, is not rendered ineffective by incompetence of a customer of either bank existing at the time the item is issued or its collection […]

Section 7-4-407 – Payor Bank’s Right to Subrogation on Improper Payment.

Section 7-4-407 Payor bank’s right to subrogation on improper payment. If a payor bank has paid an item over the order of the drawer or maker to stop payment, or after an account has been closed, or otherwise under circumstances giving a basis for objection by the drawer or maker, to prevent unjust enrichment and […]