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 its customer’s account for a payment made thereafter in good faith.
Cal. Com. Code § 4404
Relationship Between Payor Bank and Its Customer
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 1101 to 12107 (623 sections).
Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 914, Sec. 43
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.