Com. Code, § 3408 · Chapter 4. Liability of Parties
Com. Code, § 3408
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A check or other draft does not of itself operate as an assignment of funds in the hands of the drawee available for its payment, and the drawee is not liable on the instrument until the drawee accepts it.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 914, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1993.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM§ionNum=3408.
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