7-3-414
Section 7-3-414 Obligation of drawer. (a) This section does not apply to cashier's checks or
other drafts drawn on the drawer. (b) If an unaccepted draft is dishonored, the drawer is
obliged to pay the draft (i) according to its terms at the time it was issued or, if not issued,
at the time it first came into possession of a holder, or (ii) if the drawer signed an incomplete
instrument, according to its terms when completed, to the extent stated in Sections 7-3-115
and 7-3-407. The obligation is owed to a person entitled to enforce the draft or to an indorser
who paid the draft under Section 7-3-415. (c) If a draft is accepted by a bank, the drawer
is discharged, regardless of when or by whom acceptance was obtained. (d) If a draft is accepted
and the acceptor is not a bank, the obligation of the drawer to pay the draft if the draft
is dishonored by the acceptor is the same as the obligation of an indorser under Section 7-3-415(a)
and (c). (e) If a draft states that it is drawn...
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7-3-409
Section 7-3-409 Acceptance of draft; certified check. (a) "Acceptance" means the
drawee's signed agreement to pay a draft as presented. It must be written on the draft and
may consist of the drawee's signature alone. Acceptance may be made at any time and becomes
effective when notification pursuant to instructions is given or the accepted draft is delivered
for the purpose of giving rights on the acceptance to any person. (b) A draft may be accepted
although it has not been signed by the drawer, is otherwise incomplete, is overdue, or has
been dishonored. (c) If a draft is payable at a fixed period after sight and the acceptor
fails to date the acceptance, the holder may complete the acceptance by supplying a date in
good faith. (d) "Certified check" means a check accepted by the bank on which it
is drawn. Acceptance may be made as stated in subsection (a) or by a writing on the check
which indicates that the check is certified. The drawee of a check has no obligation to certify
the...
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7-3-417
Section 7-3-417 Presentment warranties. (a) If an unaccepted draft is presented to the drawee
for payment or acceptance and the drawee pays or accepts the draft, (i) the person obtaining
payment or acceptance, at the time of presentment, and (ii) a previous transferor of the draft,
at the time of transfer, warrant to the drawee making payment or accepting the draft in good
faith that: (1) The warrantor is, or was, at the time the warrantor transferred the draft,
a person entitled to enforce the draft or authorized to obtain payment or acceptance of the
draft on behalf of a person entitled to enforce the draft; (2) The draft has not been altered;
and (3) The warrantor has no knowledge that the signature of the drawer of the draft is unauthorized.
(b) A drawee making payment may recover from any warrantor damages for breach of warranty
equal to the amount paid by the drawee less the amount the drawee received or is entitled
to receive from the drawer because of the payment. In addition,...
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7-4-208
Section 7-4-208 Presentment warranties. (a) If an unaccepted draft is presented to the drawee
for payment or acceptance and the drawee pays or accepts the draft, (i) the person obtaining
payment or acceptance, at the time of presentment, and (ii) a previous transferor of the draft,
at the time of transfer, warrant to the drawee that pays or accepts the draft in good faith
that: (1) The warrantor is, or was, at the time the warrantor transferred the draft, a person
entitled to enforce the draft or authorized to obtain payment or acceptance of the draft on
behalf of a person entitled to enforce the draft; (2) The draft has not been altered; and
(3) The warrantor has no knowledge that the signature of the purported drawer of the draft
is unauthorized. (b) A drawee making payment may recover from a warrantor damages for breach
of warranty equal to the amount paid by the drawee less the amount the drawee received or
is entitled to receive from the drawer because of the payment. In addition,...
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7-3-103
Section 7-3-103 Definitions. (a) In this article: (1) "Acceptor" means a drawee who
has accepted a draft. (2) "Drawee" means a person ordered in a draft to make payment.
(3) "Drawer" means a person who signs or is identified in a draft as a person ordering
payment. (4) "Good faith" means honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned.
(5) "Maker" means a person who signs or is identified in a note as a person undertaking
to pay. (6) "Order" means a written instruction to pay money signed by the person
giving the instruction. The instruction may be addressed to any person, including the person
giving the instruction, or to one or more persons jointly or in the alternative but not in
succession. An authorization to pay is not an order unless the person authorized to pay is
also instructed to pay. (7) "Ordinary care" in the case of a person engaged in business
means observance of reasonable commercial standards, prevailing in the area in which the person
is located, with respect...
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7-3-413
Section 7-3-413 Obligation of acceptor. (a) The acceptor of a draft is obliged to pay the draft
(i) according to its terms at the time it was accepted, even though the acceptance states
that the draft is payable "as originally drawn" or equivalent terms, (ii) if the
acceptance varies the terms of the draft, according to the terms of the draft as varied, or
(iii) if the acceptance is of a draft that is an incomplete instrument, according to its terms
when completed, to the extent stated in Sections 7-3-115 and 7-3-407. The obligation is owed
to a person entitled to enforce the draft or to the drawer or an indorser who paid the draft
under Section 7-3-414 or 7-3-415. (b) If the certification of a check or other acceptance
of a draft states the amount certified or accepted, the obligation of the acceptor is that
amount. If (i) the certification or acceptance does not state an amount, (ii) the amount of
the instrument is subsequently raised, and (iii) the instrument is then negotiated to a...

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7-3-504
Section 7-3-504 Excused presentment and notice of dishonor. (a) Presentment for payment or
acceptance of an instrument is excused if (i) the person entitled to present the instrument
cannot with reasonable diligence make presentment, (ii) the maker or acceptor has repudiated
an obligation to pay the instrument or is dead or in insolvency proceedings, (iii) by the
terms of the instrument presentment is not necessary to enforce the obligation of indorsers
or the drawer, (iv) the drawer or indorser whose obligation is being enforced has waived presentment
or otherwise has no reason to expect or right to require that the instrument be paid or accepted,
or (v) the drawer instructed the drawee not to pay or accept the draft or the drawee was not
obligated to the drawer to pay the draft. (b) Notice of dishonor is excused if (i) by the
terms of the instrument notice of dishonor is not necessary to enforce the obligation of a
party to pay the instrument, or (ii) the party whose obligation is...
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7-3-118
Section 7-3-118 Statute of limitations. (a) Note payable at a definite time. Except as provided
in subsection (e), an action to enforce the obligation of a party to pay a note payable at
a definite time must be commenced within six years after the due date or dates stated in the
note or, if a due date is accelerated, within six years after the accelerated due date. (b)
Note payable on demand. Except as provided in subsection (d) or (e), if demand for payment
is made to the maker of a note payable on demand, an action to enforce the obligation of a
party to pay the note must be commenced within six years after the demand. If no demand for
payment is made to the maker, an action to enforce the note is barred if neither principal
nor interest on the note has been paid for a continuous period of 10 years. (c) Unaccepted
draft. Except as provided in subsection (d), an action to enforce the obligation of a party
to an unaccepted draft to pay the draft must be commenced within three years...
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7-3-412
Section 7-3-412 Obligation of issuer of note or cashier's check. The issuer of a note or cashier's
check or other draft drawn on the drawer is obliged to pay the instrument (i) according to
its terms at the time it was issued or, if not issued, at the time it first came into possession
of a holder, or (ii) if the issuer signed an incomplete instrument, according to its terms
when completed, to the extent stated in Sections 7-3-115 and 7-3-407. The obligation is owed
to a person entitled to enforce the instrument or to an indorser who paid the instrument under
Section 7-3-415. (Acts 1995, No. 95-668, p. 1381, §1.)...
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7-3-410
Section 7-3-410 Acceptance varying draft. (a) If the terms of a drawee's acceptance vary from
the terms of the draft as presented, the holder may refuse the acceptance and treat the draft
as dishonored. In that case, the drawee may cancel the acceptance. (b) The terms of a draft
are not varied by an acceptance to pay at a particular bank or place in the United States,
unless the acceptance states that the draft is to be paid only at that bank or place. (c)
If the holder assents to an acceptance varying the terms of a draft, the obligation of each
drawer and indorser that does not expressly assent to the acceptance is discharged. (Acts
1995, No. 95-668, p. 1381, §1.)...
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