Texas § BC.4.204 - METHODS OF SENDING AND PRESENTING
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§ BC.4.204. METHODS OF SENDING AND PRESENTING
METHODS OF SENDING AND PRESENTING; SENDING DIRECTLY TO PAYOR BANK. (a) A collecting bank shall send items by a reasonably prompt method, taking into consideration relevant instructions, the nature of the item, the number of those items on hand, the cost of collection involved, and the method generally used by it or others to present those items. (b) A collecting bank may send: (1) an item directly to the payor bank; (2) an item to a non-bank payor if authorized by its transferor; and (3) an item other than a documentary draft to a non-bank payor, if authorized by Federal Reserve regulation or operating circular, clearing-house rule, or the like. (c) Presentment may be made by a presenting bank at a place where the payor bank or other payor has requested that presentment be made. Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 2343, ch. 785, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
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Section BC.4.204 ("METHODS OF SENDING AND PRESENTING") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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