Mississippi § 97-19-61 - Bad checks, electronically converted check, electronic commercial debit; when notice need not be given.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-19-61 — Bad checks, electronically converted check, electronic commercial debit; when notice need not be given., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-19-61. Bad checks, electronically converted check, electronic commercial debit; when notice need not be given.
Such notice as is provided for in Section 97-19-57 is dispensed with: (a) in the event the situs of the drawee is not in the State of Mississippi; (b) if the drawer or payor is not a resident of the State of Mississippi or has left the State of Mississippi at the time such check, draft, order, electronically converted check, or electronic commercial debit is dishonored; or (c) if the drawer or payor of such check, draft, order, electronically converted check, or electronic commercial debit did not have an account with the drawee or payor bank of such check, draft, order, electronically converted check, or electronic commercial debit at the time the same was issued or dishonored, or payment of the same is denied because the account was closed at the time the check, draft, order, or electronically converted check, or electronic commercial debit was issued or dishonored.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-19-61 ("Bad checks, electronically converted check, electronic commercial debit; when notice need not be given.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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