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AS 45.29.340

Effectiveness of right of recoupment or setoff against deposit account

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 45–45 (615 sections).

(a) Except as otherwise provided in (c) of this section, a bank with which a deposit account is maintained may exercise a right of recoupment or setoff against a secured party that holds a security interest in the deposit account.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in (c) of this section, the application of this chapter to a security interest in a deposit account does not affect a right of recoupment or setoff of the secured party as to a deposit account maintained with the secured party.

(c) The exercise by a bank of a setoff against a deposit account is ineffective against a secured party that holds a security interest in the deposit account that is perfected by control under AS 45.29.104(a)(3) if the setoff is based on a claim against the debtor.

Official source: Alaska State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Alaska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.