Pennsylvania § 4204 Methods of sending and presenting; sending directly to payor bank

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 4204 — Methods of sending and presenting; sending directly to payor bank

Pennsylvania § 4204

Title 13COMMERCIAL CODE

Ch. 42COLLECTION OF ITEMS: DEPOSITARY

This text of Pennsylvania § 4204 (Methods of sending and presenting; sending directly to payor bank) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Pennsylvania primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

13 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4204 (2026).

Text

(a)Collecting bank to send items by reasonably prompt method.--A collecting bank shall send items by a reasonably prompt method, taking into consideration relevant instructions, the nature of the item, the number of those items on hand, the cost of collection involved and the method generally used by it or others to present those items.

(b)Persons to whom bank may send items.--A collecting bank may send:

(1)an item directly to the payor bank;

(2)an item to a nonbank payor if authorized by its transferor; and

(3)an item other than documentary drafts to a nonbank payor, if authorized by Federal Reserve regulation or operating circular, clearinghouse rule or the like.

(c)Presentment where payor has requested.--Presentment may be made by a presenting bank at a place where the payor

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) Collecting bank to send items by reasonably prompt method.--A collecting bank shall send items by a reasonably prompt method, taking into consideration relevant instructions, the nature of the item, the number of those items on hand, the cost of collection involved and the method generally used by it or others to present those items.

(b) Persons to whom bank may send items.--A collecting bank may send:

(1) an item directly to the payor bank;

(2) an item to a nonbank payor if authorized by its transferor; and

(3) an item other than documentary drafts to a nonbank payor, if authorized by Federal Reserve regulation or operating circular, clearinghouse rule or the like.

(c) Presentment where payor has requested.--Presentment may be made by a presenting bank at a place where the payor bank or other payor has requested that presentment be made.