“Bank”; “depositary bank”; “payor bank”; “intermediary bank”; “collecting bank”; “presenting bank

In this article: (1) “Bank” means a person engaged in the business of banking, including a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or trust company; (2) “Depositary bank” means the first bank to take an item even though it is also the payor bank, unless the item is presented for immediate payment over the counter; (3) “Payor bank” means a bank that is the drawee of a draft; (4) “Intermediary bank” means a bank to which an item is transferred in course of collection except the depositary or payor bank; (5) “Collecting bank” means a bank handling an item for collection except the payor bank; and (6) “Presenting bank” means a bank presenting an item except a payor bank. History. Code 1933, § 109A-4-105, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1306, § 4; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, § 11.