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.
D.C. Code § 28:3-408
Drawee not liable on unaccepted draft
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 28–28 (639 sections).
Dec. 30, 1963, 77 Stat. 683, Pub
Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.