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Home » US Law » 2022 Maryland Statutes » Commercial Law » Title 4A - Funds Transfers » Subtitle 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 4A-501 – Variation by Agreement and Effect of Funds-Transfer System Rule

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, the rights and obligations of a party to a funds transfer may be varied by agreement of the affected party.     (b)    “Funds-transfer system rule” means a rule of an association of banks: (i) governing transmission of payment orders by means of a funds-transfer system of the association or rights […]

Section 4A-502 – Creditor Process Served on Receiving Bank; Setoff by Beneficiary’s Bank

    (a)    As used in this section, “creditor process” means levy, attachment, garnishment, notice of lien, sequestration, or similar process issued by or on behalf of a creditor or other claimant with respect to an account.     (b)    This subsection applies to creditor process with respect to an authorized account of the sender of a payment order if the […]

Section 4A-503 – Injunction or Restraining Order With Respect to Funds Transfer

    For proper cause and in compliance with applicable law, a court may restrain: (i) a person from issuing a payment order to initiate a funds transfer; (ii) an originator’s bank from executing the payment order of the originator; or (iii) the beneficiary’s bank from releasing funds to the beneficiary or the beneficiary from withdrawing the […]

Section 4A-505 – Preclusion of Objection to Debit of Customer’s Account

    If a receiving bank has received payment from its customer with respect to a payment order issued in the name of the customer as sender and accepted by the bank, and the customer received notification reasonably identifying the order, the customer is precluded from asserting that the bank is not entitled to retain the payment […]

Section 4A-506 – Rate of Interest

    (a)    If, under this title, a receiving bank is obliged to pay interest with respect to a payment order issued to the bank, the amount payable may be determined: (i) by agreement of the sender and receiving bank; or (ii) by a funds-transfer system rule if the payment order is transmitted through a funds-transfer system.     (b)    If […]

Section 4A-507 – Choice of Law

    (a)    The following rules apply unless the affected parties otherwise agree or subsection (c) of this section applies:         (1)    The rights and obligations between the sender of a payment order and the receiving bank are governed by the law of the jurisdiction in which the receiving bank is located.         (2)    The rights and obligations between the beneficiary’s bank […]