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...(A) A person who transfers an instrument for consideration warrants all of the following to the transferee and, if the transfer is by indorsement, to any subsequent transferee: (1) The warrantor is a person entitled to enforce the instrument. (2) All signatures on the instrument are authentic and authorized. (3) The instrument has not been altered. (4) The instrument is not subject to a defense or claim in re...

...(A) If an unaccepted draft is presented to the drawee for payment or acceptance and the drawee pays or accepts the draft, the person obtaining payment or acceptance, at the time of presentment, and a previous transferor of the draft, at the time of transfer, warrant to the drawee making payment or accepting the draft in good faith all of the following: (1) That the warrantor is, or was, at the time the warrantor tra...

...(A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, if the drawee of a draft pays or accepts the draft and the drawee acted on the mistaken belief that payment of the draft had not been stopped pursuant to section 1304.32 of the Revised Code, or that the signature of the drawer of the draft was authorized, the drawee may recover the amount of the draft from the person to whom or for whose benefit payment was made...

...(A) If an instrument is issued for value given for the benefit of a party to the instrument and another party to the instrument signs the instrument for the purpose of incurring liability on the instrument without being a direct beneficiary of the value given for the instrument, the instrument is signed by the accommodation party "for accommodation." (B) An accommodation party may sign the instrument as maker, drawe...

...(A) The law applicable to conversion of personal property applies to instruments. An instrument also is converted if it is taken by transfer, other than a negotiation, from a person not entitled to enforce the instrument or if a bank makes or obtains payment with respect to the instrument for a person not entitled to enforce the instrument or receive payment. An action for conversion of an instrument may not be broug...

...n the United States; may be made by any commercially reasonable means, including an oral, written, or electronic communication; is effective when the demand for payment or acceptance is received by the person to whom presentment is made; and is effective if made to any one of two or more makers, acceptors, drawees, or other payors. (2) Upon demand of the person to whom presentment is made, the person making presentm...

...(A) Dishonor of a note is governed by the following rules: (1) If the note is payable on demand, the note is dishonored if presentment is duly made to the maker and the note is not paid on the day of presentment. (2) If the note is not payable on demand and is payable at or through a bank or the terms of the note require presentment, the note is dishonored if presentment is duly made and the note is not paid on the...

...iven by any person; may be given by any commercially reasonable means, including an oral, written, or electronic communication; and is sufficient if it reasonably identifies the instrument and indicates that the instrument has been dishonored or has not been paid or accepted. The return of an instrument given to a bank for collection is sufficient notice of dishonor. (C) Subject to division (C) of section 1303.54 of...

...(A) Presentment for payment or acceptance of an instrument is excused under any of the following circumstances: (1) The person entitled to present the instrument cannot with reasonable diligence make presentment. (2) The maker or acceptor has repudiated an obligation to pay the instrument, has died, or is in insolvency proceedings. (3) By the terms of the instrument presentment is not necessary to enforce the obli...

...(A) The following are admissible as evidence and create a presumption of dishonor and of any notice of dishonor stated: (1) A document regular in form as provided in division (B) of this section that purports to be a protest; (2) A purported stamp or writing of the drawee, payor bank, or presenting bank on or accompanying the instrument stating that acceptance or payment has been refused unless reasons for the refu...

...(A) The obligation of a party to pay the instrument is discharged as stated in this chapter or by an act or agreement with the party that would discharge an obligation to pay money under a simple contract. (B) The discharge of the obligation of a party is not effective against a person acquiring rights of a holder in due course of the instrument without notice of the discharge.

...(A) Subject to division (E) of this section, an instrument is paid to the extent payment is made by or on behalf of a party obliged to pay the instrument and to a person entitled to enforce the instrument. (B)(1) Subject to division (E) of this section, a note is paid to the extent payment is made by or on behalf of a party obliged to pay the note to a person that formerly was entitled to enforce the note only if at...

...(A) If tender of payment of an obligation to pay an instrument is made to a person entitled to enforce the instrument, the effect of tender is governed by principles of law applicable to tender of payment under a simple contract. (B) If tender of payment of an obligation to pay an instrument is made to a person entitled to enforce the instrument and the tender is refused, there is discharge, to the extent of the amo...

...(A) A person entitled to enforce an instrument, with or without consideration, may discharge the obligation of a party to pay the instrument in either of the following ways: (1) By surrender of the instrument to the party, destruction, mutilation, or cancellation of the instrument, cancellation or striking out of the party's signature, the addition of words to the instrument indicating discharge, or any other intent...

...(A) If a person entitled to enforce an instrument releases the obligation of a principal obligor in whole or in part, and another party to the instrument is a secondary obligor with respect to the obligation of that principal obligor, the following rules apply: (1) Any obligations of the principal obligor to the secondary obligor with respect to any previous payment by the secondary obligor are not affected. Unless...

...(A) As used in sections 1304.01 to 1304.40 of the Revised Code, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Account" means any deposit or credit account with a bank, including a demand, time, savings, passbook, share draft, or similar account, other than an account evidenced by a certificate of deposit. (2) "Afternoon" means the period of day between noon and midnight. (3) "Banking day" means the part of a day on...

...(A) To the extent that items within sections 1304.01 to 1304.40 of the Revised Code are also within the scope of Chapter 1303. and Chapter 1308. of the Revised Code, they are subject to those chapters. In the event of conflict, the provisions of sections 1304.01 to 1304.40 of the Revised Code govern those of Chapter 1303., but the provisions of Chapter 1308. of the Revised Code govern those of sections 1304.01 to 130...

...(A) The effect of the provisions of this chapter may be varied by agreement, but the parties to the agreement cannot disclaim a bank's responsibility for its lack of good faith or failure to exercise ordinary care or limit the measure of damages for the lack or failure. However, the parties may determine by agreement the standards by which the bank's responsibility is to be measured if those standards are not manifes...

...A branch or separate office of a bank is a separate bank for the purpose of computing the time within which and determining the place at or to which action may be taken or notices or orders shall be given under Chapter 1303. and sections 1304.01 to 1304.40 of the Revised Code.

...(A) If an item states that it is "payable through" a bank identified in the item, both of the following apply: (1) The item designates the bank as a collecting bank and does not by itself authorize the bank to pay the item. (2) The item may be presented for payment only by or through the bank. (B) If an item states that it is "payable at" a bank identified in the item, the item is equivalent to a draft drawn on th...

...(A) For the purpose of allowing time to process items, prove balances, and make the necessary entries on its books to determine its position for the day, a bank may fix an afternoon hour of two p.m. or later as a cut-off hour for the handling of money and items and the making of entries on its books. (B) An item or deposit of money received on any day after a cut-off hour so fixed or after the close of the banking d...

...(A) Unless otherwise instructed, a collecting bank in a good faith effort to secure payment of a specific item drawn on a payor other than a bank, and with or without the approval of any person involved, may waive, modify, or extend time limits imposed or permitted by Chapters 1301., 1302., 1303., 1304., 1305., 1307., 1308., 1309., and 1310. of the Revised Code for a period not exceeding two additional banking days ...

...(A) "Agreement for electronic presentment" means an agreement, clearing house rule, or federal reserve regulation or operating circular providing that presentment of an item may be made by transmission of an image of an item or information describing the item rather than delivery of the item itself. The "agreement for electronic presentment" may provide for procedures governing retention, presentment, payment, dishon...

...An action to enforce an obligation, duty, or right arising under sections 1304.01 to 1304.40 of the Revised Code shall be brought within three years after the cause of action accrues.

...(A) Unless a contrary intent clearly appears and prior to the time that a settlement given by a collecting bank for an item is or becomes final, the bank with respect to the item is an agent or subagent of the owner of the item, and any settlement given for the item is provisional. This provision applies regardless of the form of indorsement or lack of indorsement and even though credit given for the item is subject ...