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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 11. COMMERCIAL CODE · Chapter 4. · Article 4. BANK DEPOSITS AND COLLECTIONS · Part 5. COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTARY DRAFTS

11-4-504. Privilege of presenting bank to deal with goods; security interest for expenses.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    A presenting bank that, following the dishonor of a documentary draft, has seasonably requested instructions but does not receive them within a reasonable time may store, sell, or otherwise deal with the goods in any reasonable manner.#

  2. (b)

    For its reasonable expenses incurred by action under subsection (a) of this Code section, the presenting bank has a lien upon the goods or their proceeds, which may be foreclosed in the same manner as an unpaid seller’s lien.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1933, § 109A-4-504, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1306, § 14.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t11-(v9)-2022-pdf.pdf, Volume V9, 2022 edition, pages 538 to 539; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 ad397fccbf21.