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Section 4-209 – Encoding and Retention Warranties

    (a)    A person who encodes information on or with respect to an item after issue warrants to any subsequent collecting bank and to the payor bank or other payor that the information is correctly encoded. If the customer of a depositary bank encodes, that bank also makes the warranty.     (b)    A person who undertakes to retain an […]

Section 4-213 – Medium and Time of Settlement by Bank

    (a)    With respect to settlement by a bank, the medium and time of settlement may be prescribed by Federal Reserve regulations or circulars, clearing-house rules, and the like, or agreement. In the absence of such prescription:         (1)    The medium of settlement is cash or credit to an account in a Federal Reserve bank of or specified by […]

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 4-204 – Methods of Sending and Presenting; Sending Directly to Payor Bank

    (a)    A collecting bank shall send items by a reasonably prompt method, taking into consideration relevant instructions, the nature of the item, the number of those items on hand, the cost of collection involved, and the method generally used by it or others to present those items.     (b)    A collecting bank may send:         (1)    An item directly to […]

Section 4-205 – Depositary Bank Holder of Unindorsed Item

    If a customer delivers an item to a depositary bank for collection:         (1)    The depositary bank becomes a holder of the item at the time it receives the item for collection if the customer at the time of delivery was a holder of the item, whether or not the customer indorses the item, and, if the […]