Georgia § 11-4-109 - Delays.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 11-4-109 — Delays., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-4-109. Delays.
Unless otherwise instructed, a collecting bank in a good faith effort to secure payment of a specific item drawn on a payor other than a bank, and with or without the approval of any person involved, may waive, modify, or extend time limits imposed or permitted by this title for a period not exceeding two additional banking days without discharge of drawers or indorsers or liability to its transferor or a prior party. Delay by a collecting bank or payor bank beyond time limits prescribed or permitted by this title or by instructions is excused if (i) the delay is caused by interruption of communication or computer facilities, suspension of payments by another bank, war, emergency conditions, failure of equipment, or other circumstances beyond the control of the bank; and (ii) the bank exercises such diligence as the circumstances require. (Code 1933, § 109A-4 - 108, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Code 1981, § 11-4-109 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1306, § 5.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1996, p. 1306, § 5, effective July 1, 1996, renumbered former Code Section 11-4-108 as present Code Section 11-4-109.
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Section 11-4-109 ("Delays.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. 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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