Alaska § 45.04.205 - Depositary bank holder of unendorsed item.

Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 45.04.205 — Depositary bank holder of unendorsed item., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 45.04.205. Depositary bank holder of unendorsed item.

If a customer delivers an item to a depositary bank for collection        (1) the depositary bank becomes a holder of the item at the time it receives the item for collection if the customer at the time of delivery was a holder of the item, whether or not the customer endorses the item, and, if the bank satisfies the other requirements of AS 45.03.302 , it is a holder in due course; and

 (2) the depositary bank warrants to collecting banks, the payor bank or other payor, and the drawer that the amount of the item was paid to the customer or deposited to the customer's account.

Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 45.04.205 ("Depositary bank holder of unendorsed item.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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