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.
Mont. Code Ann. § 30-3-409
Drawee not liable on unaccepted draft
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 30–30 (713 sections).
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Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.