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§12A-3-409.
§12A-3-409.
ACCEPTANCE OF DRAFT; CERTIFIED CHECK
(a) "Acceptance" means the drawee's signed agreement to pay a draft as
presented. It must be written on the draft and may consist of the
drawee's signature alone. Acceptance may be made at any time and
becomes effective when notification pursuant to instructions is given
or the accepted draft is delivered for the purpose of giving rights on
the acceptance to any person.
(b) A draft may be accepted although it has not been signed by the
drawer, is otherwise incomplete, is overdue, or has been dishonored.
(c) If a draft is payable at a fixed period after sight and the
acceptor fails to date the acceptance, the holder may complete the
acceptance by supplying a date in good faith.
(d) "Certified check" means a check accepted by the bank on which it
is drawn. Acceptance may be made as stated in subsection (a) of this
section or by a writing on the check which indicates that the check is
certified. The drawee of a check has no obligation to certify the
check, and refusal to certify is not dishonor of the check.
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