South Carolina § 36-3-410 - Acceptance varying draft.
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§ 36-3-410. Acceptance varying draft.
(a) If the terms of a drawee's acceptance vary from the terms of the draft as presented, the holder may refuse the acceptance and treat the draft as dishonored. In that case, the drawee may cancel the acceptance.
(b) The terms of a draft are not varied by an acceptance to pay at a particular bank or place in the United States, unless the acceptance states that the draft is to be paid only at that bank or place.
(c) If the holder assents to an acceptance varying the terms of a draft, the obligation of each drawer and indorser that does not expressly assent to the acceptance is discharged.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10.3-410; 1966 (54) 2716; 2008 Act No. 204, SECTION 2, eff July 1, 2008.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-3-410 ("Acceptance varying draft.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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