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O.C.G.A. § 11-3-603

Tender of payment

Code 1981, § 11-3-603, enacted by Ga

ing bank from liability for payment to unauthorized person, 52 A.L.R. 760.

Discharge of drawer or endorser of check by holder’s acceptance therefor of something other than money, 52 A.L.R.

Renewal note as discharging original obligation or indebtedness, 52 A.L.R. 1416.

Right of purchaser of stolen bonds, 85

Surrender of commercial paper received as conditional payment as condition to recovery on original obligation, 85 A.L.R. 1057.

Payment to payee, indorser, or guarantor of bill or note not in possession thereof,

(a) If tender of payment of an obligation to pay an instrument is made to a person entitled to enforce the instrument, the effect of tender is governed by principles of law applicable to tender of payment under a simple contract.

(b) If tender of payment of an obligation to pay an instrument is made to a person entitled to enforce the instrument and the tender is refused, there is discharge, to the extent of the amount of the tender, of the obligation of an indorser or accommodation party having a right of recourse with respect to the obligation to which the tender relates.

(c) If tender of payment of an amount due on an instrument is made to a person entitled to enforce the instrument, the obligation of the obligor to pay interest after the due date on the amount tendered is discharged. If presentment is required with respect to an instrument and the obligor is able and ready to pay on the due date at every place of payment stated in the instrument, the obligor is deemed to have made tender of payment on the due date to the person entitled to enforce the instrument.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.