§ 440.4401 Payor bank; charge against customer’s account
§ 440.4402 Payor bank; wrongful dishonor; liability to customer; determination of account balance
§ 440.4403 Customer’s right to stop payment; lapse and renewal; burden of proof of loss
§ 440.4404 Payment of checks more than 6 months old
§ 440.4405 Death or incompetence of customer
§ 440.4406 Statement of account; identification of items paid; retention of items or copies; customer’s duty to discover and report unauthorized signature or alteration; failure to comply with subsection (3); fa
§ 440.4407 Improper payment; subrogation of payor bank

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 440 > Act 174 of 1962 > Article 4 > Part 4 - Relationship Between Payor Bank and Its Customer

  • Accessory: means any accessory, equipment, additional part or replacement part for a vehicle for which a certificate of title is required to be issued under this act. See Michigan Laws 257.1a
  • Account: means any depositor credit account with a bank, including a demand, time, savings, passbook, share draft, or like account, other than an account evidenced by a certificate of deposit. See Michigan Laws 440.4104
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • 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
  • Borrower: means either of the following:
  (i) The city, village, township, or county operating under this act. See Michigan Laws 125.651
  • Commission: means the housing commission created under this act. See Michigan Laws 125.651
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Customer: means any person having an account with a bank or for whom a bank has agreed to collect items, including a bank that maintains an account at another bank. See Michigan Laws 440.4104
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Good faith: except as otherwise provided in article 5, means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing. See Michigan Laws 440.1201
  • Governing body: means in the case of a city, the council or commission of the city; in the case of a village, the council, commission, or board of trustees of the village; in the case of a township, the township board; and in the case of a county, the board of supervisors or county commissioners. See Michigan Laws 125.651
  • Holder: means any of the following:
  •   (i) A person in possession of a negotiable instrument that is payable either to bearer or to an identified person that is the person in possession. See Michigan Laws 440.1201
  • Incorporating unit: means the city, village, township, or county that creates a commission. See Michigan Laws 125.651
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Ordinance: means either of the following:
  •   (i) An ordinance of a city, village, township, or county. See Michigan Laws 125.651
  • Payor bank: means a bank that is the drawee of a draft. See Michigan Laws 440.4105
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Michigan Laws 440.1201
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • 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
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a party with present intention to adopt or accept a writing. See Michigan Laws 440.1201
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Township: means a township having a population over 100. See Michigan Laws 125.651
  • Unauthorized signature: means a signature made without actual, implied, or apparent authority. See Michigan Laws 440.1201