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Section 4-503 – Responsibility of Presenting Bank for Documents and Goods; Report of Reasons for Dishonor; Referee in Case of Need

    Unless otherwise instructed and except as provided in Title 5, a bank presenting a documentary draft:         (1)    Must deliver the documents to the drawee on acceptance of the draft if it is payable more than three days after presentment; otherwise, only on payment; and         (2)    Upon dishonor, either in the case of presentment for acceptance or presentment […]

Section 4-504 – Privilege of Presenting Bank to Deal With Goods; Security Interest for Expenses

    (a)    A presenting bank that, following the dishonor of a documentary draft, has seasonably requested instructions but does not receive them within a reasonable time may store, sell, or otherwise deal with the goods in any reasonable manner.     (b)    For its reasonable expenses incurred by action under subsection (a) the presenting bank has a lien upon the […]

Section 4-215 – Final Payment of Item by Payor Bank; When Provisional Debits and Credits Become Available for Withdrawal

    (a)    An item is finally paid by a payor bank when the bank has done any of the following:         (1)    Paid the item in cash;         (2)    Settled for the item without having a right to revoke the settlement under statute, clearing-house rule, or agreement; or         (3)    Made a provisional settlement for the item and failed to revoke the settlement […]

Section 4-216 – Insolvency and Preference

    (a)    If an item is in or comes into the possession of a payor or collecting bank that suspends payment and the item has not been finally paid, the item must be returned by the receiver, trustee, or agent in charge of the closed bank to the presenting bank or the closed bank’s customer.     (b)    If a […]

Section 4-302 – Payor Bank’s Responsibility for Late Return of Item

    (a)    If an item is presented to and received by a payor bank, the bank is accountable for the amount of:         (1)    A demand item, other than a documentary draft, whether properly payable or not, if the bank, in any case in which it is not also the depositary bank, retains the item beyond midnight of the […]

Section 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. Any item is properly payable if it is authorized by the customer and is in accordance with any agreement between the customer and bank.     (b)    A customer is not liable […]

Section 4-403 – Customer’s Right to Stop Payment; Burden of Proof of Loss

    (a)    Any person authorized to draw on the account, if there is more than one person, may stop payment of any item drawn on the customer’s account or close the account by an order to the bank describing the item or account with reasonable certainty received at a time and in a manner that affords the […]