A check or other draft does not of itself operate as an assignment of funds in the hands of the drawee available for its payment, and the drawee is not liable on the instrument until the drawee accepts it.
Cal. Com. Code § 3408
Liability of Parties
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 1101–12107 (623 sections).
Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 914, Sec. 6
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.