§ 3-504 — How Presentment Made

New York § 3-504

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law UCC: Uniform Commercial Code
• Part 5: Presentment, Notice of Dishonor and Protest
• Art. 3: Commercial Paper

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Section 3--504. How Presentment Made.\n (1) Presentment is a demand for acceptance or payment made upon the\nmaker, acceptor, drawee or other payor by or on behalf of the holder.\n (2) Presentment may be made\n (a) by mail, in which event the time of presentment is determined\n by the time of receipt of the mail; or\n (b) through a clearing house; or\n (c) at the place of acceptance or payment specified in the\n instrument or if there be none at the place of business or\n residence of the party to accept or pay. If neither the party\n to accept or pay nor anyone authorized to act for him is\n present or accessible at such place presentment is excused.\n (3) It may be made\n (a) to any one of two or more makers, acceptors, drawees or other\n payors; or\n (b) to any person who has authority to make or refuse the\n acceptance or payment.\n (4) A draft accepted or a note made payable at a bank in the United\nStates must be presented at such bank.\n (5) In the cases described in Section 4--210 presentment may be made\nin the manner and with the result stated in that section.\n