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355.3-502 Dishonor.
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(2)
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Dishonor of a note is governed by the following rules:
(a) If the note is payable on demand, the note is dishonored if presentment is duly
made to the maker and the note is not paid on the day of presentment.
(b) If the note is not payable on demand and is payable at or through a bank or the
terms of the note require presentment, the note is dishonored if presentment is
duly made and the note is not paid on the day it becomes payable or the day of
presentment, whichever is later.
(c) If the note is not payable on demand and paragraph (b) of this subsection does
not apply, the note is dishonored if it is not paid on the day it becomes
payable.
Dishonor of an unaccepted draft other than a documentary draft is governed by the
following rules:
(a) If a check is duly presented for payment to the payor bank otherwise than for
immediate payment over the counter, the check is dishonored if the payor
bank makes timely return of the check or sends timely notice of dishonor or
nonpayment under KRS 355.4-301 or 355.4-302, or becomes accountable for
the amount of the check under KRS 355.4-302.
(b) If a draft is payable on demand and paragraph (a) of this subsection does not
apply, the draft is dishonored if presentment for payment is duly made to the
drawee and the draft is not paid on the day of presentment.
(c) If a draft is payable on a date stated in the draft, the draft is dishonored if:
1.
Presentment for payment is duly made to the drawee and payment is not
made on the day the draft becomes payable or the day of presentment,
whichever is later; or
2.
Presentment for acceptance is duly made before the day the draft
becomes payable and the draft is not accepted on the day of presentment.
(d) If a draft is payable on elapse of a period of time after sight or acceptance, the
draft is dishonored if presentment for acceptance is duly made and the draft is
not accepted on the day of presentment.
Dishonor of an unaccepted documentary draft occurs according to the rules stated in
subsections (2)(b), (c), and (d) of this section, except that payment or acceptance
may be delayed without dishonor until no later than the close of the third business
day of the drawee following the day on which payment or acceptance is required by
those paragraphs.
Dishonor of an accepted draft is governed by the following rules:
(a) If the draft is payable on demand, the draft is dishonored if presentment for
payment is duly made to the acceptor and the draft is not paid on the day of
presentment.
(b) If the draft is not payable on demand, the draft is dishonored if presentment
for payment is duly made to the acceptor and payment is not made on the day
it becomes payable or the day of presentment, whichever is later.
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In any case in which presentment is otherwise required for dishonor under this
section and presentment is excused under KRS 355.3-504, dishonor occurs without
presentment if the instrument is not duly accepted or paid.
If a draft is dishonored because timely acceptance of the draft was not made and the
person entitled to demand acceptance consents to a late acceptance, from the time of
acceptance the draft is treated as never having been dishonored.
Effective: January 1, 1997
History: Repealed and reenacted 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 60, effective January 1,
1997. -- Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 3-502, effective July 1, 1960.
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