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.
94 Acts, ch 1167, §55, 121, 122
Iowa Code § 554.3408
Drawee not liable on unaccepted draft
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 554–554 (631 sections).
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.