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§ 4209. Encoding and retention warranties

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 13 Pa.C.S.A. Commercial Code

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 13 Pa.C.S.A. Commercial Code (Refs & Annos)
Division 4. Bank Deposits and Collections (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 42. Collection of Items: Depositary and Collecting Banks
13 Pa.C.S.A. § 4209
§ 4209. Encoding and retention warranties
(a) Encoding warranty.--A person who encodes information on or with respect to an item after issue warrants to any subsequent collecting bank and to the payor bank or other payor that the information is correctly encoded. If the customer of a depositary bank encodes, that bank also makes the warranty.
(b) Retention warranty.--A person who undertakes to retain an item pursuant to an agreement for electronic presentment warrants to any subsequent collecting bank and to the payor bank or other payor that retention and presentment of the item comply with the agreement. If a customer of a depositary bank undertakes to retain an item, that bank also makes this warranty.
(c) Measure of damages for breach of warranty.--A person to whom warranties are made under this section and who took the item in good faith may recover from the warrantor as damages for breach of warranty an amount equal to the loss suffered as a result of the breach, plus expenses and loss of interest incurred as a result of the breach.

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1992, July 9, P.L. 507, No. 97, § 11, effective in one year.
13 Pa.C.S.A. § 4209, PA ST 13 Pa.C.S.A. § 4209
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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