Commercial Code section 4404

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.

Source: Section 4404, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM§ionNum=4404. (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).

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§ 4404’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/commercial_code_section_4404

Original Source: Section 4404, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM§ionNum=4404. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).