Nevada § 104.3312 - Lost, destroyed or stolen cashier's check, teller's check or certified check

§ 104.3312. Lost, destroyed or stolen cashier's check, teller's check or certified check

1. In this section: (a) “ Check ” means a cashier's check, teller's check or certified check. (b) “ Claimant ” means a person who claims the right to receive the amount of a cashier's check,

teller's check or certified check that was lost, destroyed or stolen. (c) “ Declaration of loss ” means a statement, made in a record under penalty of perjury, to the effect that: (1) The declarer lost possession of a check; (2) The declarer is the drawer or payee of the check, in the case of a certified check,

or the remitter or payee of the check, in the case of a cashier's check or teller's

check; (3) The loss of possession was not the result of a transfer by the declarer or a lawful

seizure; and (4) The declarer cannot reasonably obtain possession of the check because the check

was destroyed, its whereabouts cannot be determined, or it is in the wrongful possession

of an unknown person or a person that cannot be found or is not amenable to service

of process. (d) “ Obligated bank ” means the issuer of a cashier's check or teller's check or the acceptor of a certified

check. 2. A claimant may assert a claim to the amount of a check by a communication to the

obligated bank describing the check with reasonable certainty and requesting payment

of the amount of the check, if: (a) The claimant is the drawer or payee of a certified check or the remitter or payee

of a cashier's check or teller's check; (b) The communication contains or is accompanied by a declaration of loss of the claimant

with respect to the check; (c) The communication is received at a time and in a manner affording the bank a reasonable

time to act on it before the check is paid; and (d) The claimant provides reasonable identification if requested by the obligated

bank. 3. Delivery of a declaration of loss is a warranty of the truth of the statements

made in the declaration. If a claim is asserted in compliance with this subsection, the following rules apply: (a) The claim becomes enforceable at the later of: (1) The time the claim is asserted; or (2) The 90th day following the date of the check, in the case of a cashier's check

or teller's check, or the 90th day following the date of the acceptance, in the case

of a certified check. (b) Until the claim becomes enforceable, it has no legal effect and the obligated

bank may pay the check or, in the case of a teller's check, may permit the drawee

to pay the check. Payment to a person entitled to enforce the check discharges all liability of the

obligated bank with respect to the check. (c) If the claim becomes enforceable before the check is presented for payment, the

obligated bank is not obliged to pay the check. (d) When the claim becomes enforceable, the obligated bank becomes obliged to pay

the amount of the check to the claimant if payment of the check has not been made

to a person entitled to enforce the check. Subject to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 104.4302 , payment to the claimant discharges all liability of the obligated bank with respect

to the check. 4. If the obligated bank pays the amount of a check to a claimant under paragraph

(d) of subsection 2 and the check is presented for payment by a person having rights

of a holder in due course, the claimant is obliged to refund the payment to the obligated

bank if the check is paid, or pay the amount of the check to the person having rights

of a holder in due course if the check is dishonored. 5. If a claimant has the right to assert a claim under subsection 2 and is also a

person entitled to enforce a cashier's check, teller's check or certified check which

is lost, destroyed or stolen, the claimant may assert rights with respect to the check

either under this section or NRS 104.3309 .