Louisiana Statutes
§ 10:4-404 — Bank not obliged to pay check more than six months old
Louisiana § 10:4-404
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 10Commercial Laws
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 10:4-404 (2026).
Text
A bank is under no obligation to a customer having a checking account to pay a check, other than a certified check, which is presented more than six months after its date, but it may charge its customer's account for a payment made thereafter in good faith.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1974, No. 92, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 1993, No. 948, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
Nearby Sections
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§ 10:4-101
§ 10:4-101§ 10:4-102
Applicability§ 10:4-104
Definitions and index of definitions§ 10:4-105
"Bank"; "depositary bank"; "payor bank"; "intermediary bank"; "collecting bank"; "presenting bank"§ 10:4-107
Separate office of bank§ 10:4-108
Time of receipt of items§ 10:4-109
Delays§ 10:4-110
Electronic presentment§ 10:4-111
Prescription§ 10:4-201
§ 10:4-201§ 10:4-203
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Louisiana § 10:4-404, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/la/10%3A4-404.