Georgia § 11-4A-504 - Order in which items and payment orders may be charged to account; order of withdrawals from account.

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§ 11-4A-504. Order in which items and payment orders may be charged to account; order of withdrawals from account.

If a receiving bank has received more than one payment order of the sender or one or more payment orders and other items that are payable from the sender's account, the bank may charge the sender's account with respect to the various orders and items in any sequence. In determining whether a credit to an account has been withdrawn by the holder of the account or applied to a debt of the holder of the account, credits first made to the account are first withdrawn or applied. (Code 1981, § 11-4A-504 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2685, § 4.)

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Section 11-4A-504 ("Order in which items and payment orders may be charged to account; order of withdrawals from account.") 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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