Texas § BC.4.112 - PAYMENT OF CHECK AT PAR
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§ BC.4.112. PAYMENT OF CHECK AT PAR
PAYMENT OF CHECK AT PAR. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Chapter 3 or this chapter, a payor bank shall pay a check drawn on it against an account with a sufficient balance at par without regard to whether the payee holds an account at the bank. (b) This section does not prohibit a bank from requiring commercially reasonable verification of the payee's identity before settlement of the check. (c) In addition to any remedy provided by law, the banking commissioner, in coordination with the Finance Commission of Texas, shall ensure that payor banks comply with the requirements of this section. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 699, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. SUBCHAPTER B. COLLECTION OF ITEMS: DEPOSITARY AND COLLECTING BANKS
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