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S.C. Code Ann. § 36-4-501

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

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 36–36 (519 sections).

1962 Code SECTION 10.4-501; 1966 (54) 2716; 2008 Act No. 204, SECTION 3, eff July 1, 2008.

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.

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