Terms Used In Michigan Laws 440.4212

  • Bank: means a person engaged in the business of banking, including a saving bank, saving and loan association, credit union, or trust company. See Michigan Laws 440.4105
  • Banking day: means the part of a day on which a bank is open to the public for carrying on substantially all of its banking functions. See Michigan Laws 440.4104
  • Item: means an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or pay. See Michigan Laws 440.4104
  • Presenting bank: means a bank presenting an item except a payor bank. See Michigan Laws 440.4105
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Michigan Laws 440.1201
    (1) Unless otherwise instructed, a collecting bank may present an item not payable by, through or at a bank by sending to the party to accept or pay a record providing notice that the bank holds the item for acceptance or payment. The notice must be sent in time to be received on or before the day when presentment is due and the bank must meet any requirement of the party to accept or pay under section 3501 by the close of the bank’s next banking day after it knows of the requirement.
    (2) If presentment is made by notice and payment, acceptance, or request for compliance with a requirement under section 3501 is not received by the close of business on the day after maturity or in the case of demand items by the close of business on the third banking day after notice was sent, the presenting bank may treat the item as dishonored and charge any drawer or endorser by sending it notice of the facts.