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§12A-3-415.
§12A-3-415.
OBLIGATION OF INDORSER
(a) Subject to subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section and
to subsection (d) of Section 3-419 of this title, if an instrument is
dishonored, an indorser is obliged to pay the amount due on the
instrument (i) according to the terms of the instrument at the time it
was indorsed, or (ii) if the indorser indorsed an incomplete
instrument, according to its terms when completed, to the extent
stated in Section 3-115 and 3-407 of this title. 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 subsection (a) of this section to pay the instrument.
(c) If notice of dishonor of an instrument is required by Section
3-503 of this title and notice of dishonor complying with that section
is not given to an indorser, the liability of the indorser under
subsection (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 subsection (a) of this section is
discharged.
(e) If an indorser of a check is liable under subsection (a) of this
section and the check is not presented for payment, or given to a
depositary bank for collection, within thirty (30) days after the day
the indorsement was made, the liability of the indorser under
subsection (a) of this section is discharged.
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