C.R.S. Section 4-4-303
When items subject to notice, stop-payment order, legal process, or setoff

  • order in which items may be charged or certified

(a)

Any knowledge, notice, or stop-payment order received by, legal process served upon, or setoff exercised by a payor bank comes too late to terminate, suspend, or modify the bank’s right or duty to pay an item or to charge its customer’s account for the item if the knowledge, notice, stop-payment order, or legal process is received or served and a reasonable time for the bank to act thereon expires or the setoff is exercised after the earliest of the following:

(1)

The bank accepts or certifies the item;

(2)

The bank pays the item in cash;

(3)

The bank settles for the item without having a right to revoke the settlement under statute, clearing-house rule, or agreement;

(4)

The bank becomes accountable for the amount of the item under section 4-4-302 dealing with the payor bank’s responsibility for late return of items; or

(5)

With respect to checks, a cutoff hour no earlier than one hour after the opening of the next banking day after the banking day on which the bank received the check and no later than the close of that next banking day or, if no cutoff hour is fixed, the close of the next banking day after the banking day on which the bank received the check.

(b)

Subject to subsection (a) of this section, items may be accepted, paid, certified, or charged to the indicated account of its customer in any order.

Source: Section 4-4-303 — When items subject to notice, stop-payment order, legal process, or setoff - order in which items may be charged or certified, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-04.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

4‑4‑101
Short title
4‑4‑102
Applicability
4‑4‑103
Variation by agreement - measure of damages - action constituting ordinary care
4‑4‑104
Definitions and index of definitions
4‑4‑105
“Bank” - “depositary bank” - “intermediary bank” - “collecting bank” - “payor bank” - “presenting bank”
4‑4‑106
Payable through or payable at bank - collecting bank
4‑4‑107
Separate office of bank
4‑4‑108
Time of receipt of items
4‑4‑109
Delays
4‑4‑110
Electronic presentment
4‑4‑111
Statute of limitations
4‑4‑201
Status of collecting banks as agent and provisional status of credits - applicability of article - item indorsed “pay any bank”
4‑4‑202
Responsibility for collection or return - when action timely
4‑4‑203
Effect of instructions
4‑4‑204
Methods of sending and presenting - sending directly to payor bank
4‑4‑205
Depositary bank holder of unindorsed item
4‑4‑206
Transfer between banks
4‑4‑207
Transfer warranties
4‑4‑208
Presentment warranties
4‑4‑209
Encoding and retention warranties
4‑4‑210
Security interest of collecting bank in items, accompanying documents, and proceeds
4‑4‑211
When bank gives value for purposes of holder in due course
4‑4‑212
Presentment by notice of item not payable by, through, or at a bank - liability of drawer or indorser
4‑4‑213
Medium and time of settlement by bank
4‑4‑214
Right of charge-back or refund - liability of collecting bank - return of item
4‑4‑215
Final payment of item by payor bank - when provisional debits and credits become final - when certain credits become available for withdrawal
4‑4‑216
Insolvency and preference
4‑4‑301
Deferred posting - recovery of payment by return of items - time of dishonor - return of items by payor bank
4‑4‑302
Payor bank’s responsibility for late return of item
4‑4‑303
When items subject to notice, stop-payment order, legal process, or setoff - order in which items may be charged or certified
4‑4‑401
When bank may charge customer’s account
4‑4‑402
Bank’s liability to customer for wrongful dishonor - time of determining insufficiency of account
4‑4‑403
Customer’s right to stop payment - burden of proof of loss
4‑4‑404
Bank not obligated to pay check more than six months old
4‑4‑405
Death or incompetence of customer
4‑4‑406
Customer’s duty to discover and report unauthorized signature or alteration
4‑4‑407
Payor bank’s right to subrogation on improper payment
4‑4‑501
Handling of documentary drafts - duty to send for presentment and to notify customer of dishonor
4‑4‑502
Presentment of “on arrival” drafts
4‑4‑503
Responsibility of presenting bank for documents and goods - report of reason for dishonor - referee in case of need
4‑4‑504
Privilege of presenting bank to deal with goods - security interest for expenses
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 4-4-303’s source at colorado​.gov