Title 41, Uniform Commercial Code

1. If an unaccepted draft is presented to the drawee for payment or acceptance and the drawee pays or accepts the draft, the person obtaining payment or acceptance, at the time of presentment, and a previous transferor of the draft, at the time of transfer, warrant to the drawee …

1. Except as provided in subsection 3, if the drawee of a draft pays or accepts the draft and the drawee acted on the mistaken belief that payment of the draft had not been stopped under section 41-04-34 or that the signature of the purported drawer of the draft was authorized, t…

1. If an instrument is issued for value given for the benefit of a party to the instrument ("accommodated party") and another party to the instrument ("accommodation party") signs the instrument for the purpose of incurring liability on the instrument without being a direct benef…

1. The law applicable to conversion of personal property applies to instruments. An instrument is also converted if it is purchased from a person not entitled to enforce the instrument or a bank makes or obtains payment with respect to the instrument for a person not entitled to …

1. "Presentment" means a demand made by or on behalf of a person entitled to enforce an instrument to pay the instrument made to the drawee or a party obliged to pay the instrument or, in the case of a note or accepted draft payable at a bank, to the bank, or to accept a draft ma…

1. Dishonor of a note is governed by the following rules: a. If the note is payable on demand, the note is dishonored if presentment is duly made to the maker and the note is not paid on the day of presentment. b. If the note is not payable on demand and is payable at or through …

1. The obligation of an endorser stated in subsection 1 of section 41-03-52 and the obligation of a drawer stated in subsection 3 of section 41-03-51 may not be enforced unless the endorser or drawer is given notice of dishonor of the instrument complying with this section or not…

1. Presentment for payment or acceptance of an instrument is excused if the person entitled to present the instrument cannot with reasonable diligence make presentment; the maker or acceptor has repudiated an obligation to pay the instrument or is dead or in insolvency proceeding…

1. The following are admissible as evidence and create a presumption of dishonor and of any notice of dishonor stated: a. A document regular in form as provided in subsection 2 which purports to be a protest. b. A purported stamp or writing of the drawee, payor bank, or presentin…

1. The obligation of a party to pay the instrument is discharged as stated in this chapter or by an act or agreement with the party which would discharge an obligation to pay money under a simple contract. 2. Discharge of the obligation of a party is not effective against a perso…

1. Subject to subsection 2, an instrument is paid to the extent payment is made by or on behalf of a party obliged to pay the instrument to a person entitled to enforce the instrument. To the extent of the payment, the obligation of the party obliged to pay the instrument is disc…

1. If tender of payment of an obligation to pay an instrument is made to a person entitled to enforce the instrument, the effect of tender is governed by principles of law applicable to tender of payment under a simple contract. 2. If tender of payment of an obligation to pay an …

1. A person entitled to enforce an instrument may, with or without consideration, discharge the obligation of a party to pay the instrument by an intentional voluntary act such as surrender of the instrument to the party, destruction, mutilation, or cancellation of the instrument…

1. For the purposes of this section, the term "endorser" includes a drawer having the obligation stated in subsection 3 of section 41-03-51. 2. Discharge under section 41-03-66 of the obligation of a party to pay an instrument does not discharge the obligation of an endorser or a…