Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 404 > Subchapter IV – Relationship Between Payer Bank and Its Customer


§ 404.401	When bank may charge customer’s account
§ 404.402	Bank’s liability to customer for wrongful dishonor; time of determining insufficiency of account
§ 404.403	Customer’s right to stop payment; burden of proof of loss
§ 404.404	Bank not obligated to pay check more than 6 months old
§ 404.405	Death or incompetence of customer
§ 404.406	Customer’s duty to discover and report unauthorized signature or alteration
§ 404.407	Payer bank’s right to subrogation on improper payment

Account: means any deposit or 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 Wisconsin Statutes 404.104
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Customer: means a 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 Wisconsin Statutes 404.104
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols or figures. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Item: means an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment. See Wisconsin Statutes 404.104
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.
Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01