13 Pa.C.S. Ch. 43

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13 Pa.C.S. § 4301 Deferred posting; recovery of payment by return of items; time of dishonor; return of items by payor bank.

(a) Return by payor bank of item provisionally settled.--If a payor bank settles for a demand item other than a documentary draft presented otherwise than for immediate payment over the counter before midnight of the banking day of receipt, the payor bank may revoke the settlement and recover the settlement if, before it has made final payment and before its midnight deadline, it: (1) returns the item; or (2) sends written notice of dishonor or nonpayment if the item is unavailable for return. (b) Time for return of provisionally settled item.--If a demand item is received by a payor bank for credit on its books, it may return the item or send notice of dishonor and may revoke any credit given or recover the amount thereof withdrawn by its customer, if it acts within the time limit and in the manner specified in subsection (a). (c) Time when item is dishonored.--Unless previous notice of dishonor has been sent, an item is dishonored at the time when for purposes of dishonor it is returned or notice sent in accordance with this section. (d) Acts constituting return of item.--An item is returned: (1) as to an item presented through a clearinghouse, when it is delivered to the presenting or last collecting bank or to the clearinghouse or is sent or delivered in accordance with clearinghouse rules; or (2) in all other cases, when it is sent or delivered to the bank's customer or transferor or pursuant to his instructions. (July 9, 1992, P.L.507, No.97, eff. one year) Cross References. Section 4301 is referred to in sections 3502, 4214 of this title.

13 Pa.C.S. § 4302 Responsibility of payor bank for late return of item.

(a) General rule.--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 banking day of receipt without settling for it or, whether or not it is also the depositary bank, does not pay or return the item or send notice of dishonor until after its midnight deadline; or (2) any other properly payable item unless, within the time allowed for acceptance or payment of that item, the bank either accepts or pays the item or returns it and accompanying documents. (b) Liability of payor bank subject to certain defenses.--The liability of a payor bank to pay an item pursuant to subsection (a) is subject to defenses based on breach of a presentment warranty (section 4208) or proof that the person seeking enforcement of the liability presented or transferred the item for the purpose of defrauding the payor bank. (July 9, 1992, P.L.507, No.97, eff. one year) Cross References. Section 4302 is referred to in sections 3312, 3502, 4303 of this title.

13 Pa.C.S. § 4303 When items subject to notice, stop-payment order, legal process or set-off; order in which items may be charged or certified.

(a) When items subject to knowledge, notice, stop-payment order, legal process or set-off.--Any knowledge, notice or stop-payment order received by, legal process served upon or set-off exercised by a payor bank comes too late to terminate, suspend or modify the right or duty of the bank to pay an item or to charge the account of its customer for the item if the knowledge, notice, stop-payment order or legal process is received or served and a reasonable time for the bank to act thereon expires or the set-off is exercised after the earliest of the following: (1) The bank accepts or certifies the item. (2) The bank pays the item in cash. (3) The bank settles for the item without having a right to revoke the settlement under statute, clearinghouse rule or agreement. (4) The bank becomes accountable for the amount of the item under section 4302 (relating to responsibility of payor bank for late return of item). (5) With respect to checks, a cutoff hour no earlier than one hour after the opening of the next banking day after the banking day on which the bank received the check and no later than the close of that next banking day or, if no cutoff hour is fixed, the close of the next banking day after the banking day on which the bank received the check. (b) Order in which items may be accepted, paid, certified or charged.--Subject to subsection (a), items may be accepted, paid, certified or charged to the indicated account of its customer in any order. (July 9, 1992, P.L.507, No.97, eff. one year) Cross References. Section 4303 is referred to in sections 4401, 4403 of this title.

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