California · Commercial Code

COM §4203: Subject to Division 3 (commencing with Section 3101) concerning conversion of instruments (Section 3420) and restrictive indorsements (Section 3206), only a collecting bank’s transferor can give instr

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This statute addresses rules about bank check collection, specifically limiting who can transfer instruments and referencing laws on conversion and restrictive endorsements.

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Subject to Division 3 (commencing with Section 3101) concerning conversion of instruments (Section 3420) and restrictive indorsements (Section 3206), only a collecting bank’s transferor can give instructions that affect the bank or constitute notice to it, and a collecting bank is not liable to prior parties for any action taken pursuant to the instructions or in accordance with any agreement with its transferor.

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