Pennsylvania § 4205 - Depositary bank holder of unindorsed item.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 4205 — Depositary bank holder of unindorsed item., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4205. Depositary bank holder of unindorsed 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 indorses the item, and, if the bank satisfies the other requirements of section 3302 (relating to holder in due course), 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.
(July 9, 1992, P.L.507, No.97, eff. one year)
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4205 ("Depositary bank holder of unindorsed item.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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