Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-4-504

Privilege of presenting bank to deal with goods; security interest for expenses

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 25-1-101 to 25-9-710 (616 sections).

1965, c. 700, s. 1; 1995, c. 232, s. 2.

(a) A presenting bank that, following the dishonor of a documentary draft, has seasonably requested instructions but does not receive them within a reasonable time may store, sell, or otherwise deal with the goods in any reasonable manner.

(b) For its reasonable expenses incurred by action under subsection (a) of this section, the presenting bank has a lien upon the goods or their proceeds, which may be foreclosed in the same manner as an unpaid seller's lien.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.