California · Commercial Code
COM §3418: (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if the drawee of a draft pays or accepts the draft and the drawee acted on the mistaken belief that (1) payment of the draft had not been stopped pursuant to
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This statute addresses situations where a bank pays or accepts a draft based on an incorrect belief about payment status, establishing civil liability framework for such transactions.
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