South Carolina § 36-2-511 Tender of payment by buyer; payment by check.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 36-2-511 — Tender of payment by buyer; payment by check.

South Carolina § 36-2-511

Title 36COMMERCIAL CODE

Ch. 2COMMERCIAL CODE—SALES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 36-2-511 (2026).

Text

(1)Unless otherwise agreed tender of payment is a condition to the seller's duty to tender and complete any delivery.

(2)Tender of payment is sufficient when made by any means or in any manner current in the ordinary course of business unless the seller demands payment in legal tender and gives any extension of time reasonably necessary to procure it.

(3)Subject to the provisions of this act on the effect of an instrument on an obligation (SECTION 36-3-802), payment by check is conditional and is defeated as between the parties by dishonor of the check on due presentment.

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(1) Unless otherwise agreed tender of payment is a condition to the seller's duty to tender and complete any delivery. (2) Tender of payment is sufficient when made by any means or in any manner current in the ordinary course of business unless the seller demands payment in legal tender and gives any extension of time reasonably necessary to procure it. (3) Subject to the provisions of this act on the effect of an instrument on an obligation (SECTION 36-3-802), payment by check is conditional and is defeated as between the parties by dishonor of the check on due presentment.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10.2-511; 1966 (54) 2716. Editor's Note "This act," referred to in this section, means Act No. 1065 of the 1966 Act and Joint Resolutions, originally codified as Titles 10.1 to 10.10 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1962, and now codified as Title 36 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976.