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Miss. Code Ann. § 75-4-501

Handling of documentary drafts; duty to send for presentment and to notify customer of dishonor

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 75–75 (480 sections).

Codes, 1942, § 41A:4-501; Laws, 1966, ch. 316, § 4-501; Laws, 1992, ch. 420, § 108, eff from and after January 1, 1993.

A bank that takes a documentary draft for collection shall present or send the draft and accompanying documents for presentment and, upon learning that the draft has not been paid or accepted in due course, shall seasonably notify its customer of the fact even though it may have discounted or bought the draft or extended credit available for withdrawal as of right.

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.