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 (6) months after its date, but it may charge its customer’s account for payment made thereafter in good faith.
Miss. Code Ann. § 75-4-404
Bank not obligated to pay check more than six (6) months old
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 75–75 (480 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 600 So. 2d 957 - Medley v. State (1992)
Most recently applied in 600 So. 2d 957 - Medley v. State (May 1992)
Codes, 1942, § 41A:4-404; Laws, 1966, ch. 316, § 4-404, eff March 31, 1968.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.