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Chapter 4 - Bank Deposits and Collections
Subchapter D. Relationship Between Payor Bank and Its Customer
Section 4.404. Bank Not Obligated to Pay Check More Than Six Months Old
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Sec. 4.404. BANK NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY CHECK MORE THAN SIX MONTHS OLD. A bank is under no obligation to a customer having a checking account to pay a check, other than a certified check, that is presented more than six months after its date, but it may charge its customer's account for a payment made thereafter in good faith.
Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 2343, ch. 785, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
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