Ohio § 1303.55 Obligation of indorser - UCC 3-415

Ohio Statutes

§ 1303.55 — Obligation of indorser - UCC 3-415

Ohio § 1303.55

Title 13Commercial Transactions

Ch. 1303Commercial Paper

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1303.55 (2026).

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(A)Subject to divisions (B), (C), (D), and (E) of this section and to division (D) of section1303.59of the Revised Code, if an instrument is dishonored, an indorser is obliged to pay the amount due on the instrument according to the terms of the instrument at the time it was indorsed, or, if the indorser indorsed an incomplete instrument, according to its terms when completed, to the extent required by sections1303.11and1303.50of the Revised Code. The obligation of the indorser is owed to a person entitled to enforce the instrument or to a subsequent indorser who paid the instrument under this section.

(B)If an indorsement states that it is made "without recourse" or otherwise disclaims liability of the indorser, the indorser is not liable under division (A) of this section to pay the i

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(A) Subject to divisions (B), (C), (D), and (E) of this section and to division (D) of section1303.59of the Revised Code, if an instrument is dishonored, an indorser is obliged to pay the amount due on the instrument according to the terms of the instrument at the time it was indorsed, or, if the indorser indorsed an incomplete instrument, according to its terms when completed, to the extent required by sections1303.11and1303.50of the Revised Code. The obligation of the indorser is owed to a person entitled to enforce the instrument or to a subsequent indorser who paid the instrument under this section.

(B) If an indorsement states that it is made "without recourse" or otherwise disclaims liability of the indorser, the indorser is not liable under division (A) of this section to pay the instrument.

(C) If notice of dishonor of an instrument is required by section1303.63of the Revised Code and notice of dishonor complying with that section is not given to an indorser, the liability of the indorser under division (A) of this section is discharged.

(D) If a draft is accepted by a bank after an indorsement is made, the liability of the indorser under division (A) of this section is discharged.

(E) If an indorser of a check is liable under division (A) of this section and the check is not presented for payment, or given to a depositary bank for collection, within thirty days after the day the indorsement was made, the liability of the indorser under division (A) of this section is discharged.