Bank not obligated to pay check more than six months old.

13 Pa.C.S. § 4404
in effect
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A bank is under no obligation to a customer having a checking account to pay a check, other than a certified check, which is presented more than six months after its date, but it may charge the account of its customer for a payment made thereafter in good faith.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM&ttl=13Fetched: 10/16/2026

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