Title 8, Commercial Transactions

(1) If an indorsement is made by the holder of an instrument, whether payable to an identified person or payable to bearer, and the indorsement identifies a person to whom it makes the instrument payable, it is a “special indorsement.” When specially indorsed, an instrument becom…

(1) An indorsement limiting payment to a particular person or otherwise prohibiting further transfer or negotiation of the instrument is not effective to prevent further transfer or negotiation of the instrument. (2) An indorsement stating a condition to the right of the indorsee…

Reacquisition of an instrument occurs if it is transferred to a former holder, by negotiation or otherwise. A former holder who reacquires the instrument may cancel indorsements made after the reacquirer first became a holder of the instrument. If the cancellation causes the inst…

“Person entitled to enforce” an instrument means the holder of the instrument, a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to ORS 73.0309 or 73.0418 …

(1) Subject to ORS 73.0106 (3) and (4), “holder in due course” means the holder of an instrument if: (a) The instrument when issued or negotiated to the holder does not bear such apparent evidence of forgery or alteration or is not otherwise so irregular or incomplete as to call …

(1) An instrument is issued or transferred for value if: (a) The instrument is issued or transferred for a promise of performance, to the extent the promise has been performed; (b) The transferee acquires a security interest or other lien in the instrument other than a lien obtai…

(1) An instrument payable on demand becomes overdue at the earliest of the following times: (a) On the day after the day demand for payment is duly made; (b) If the instrument is a check, 90 days after its date; or (c) If the instrument is not a check, when the instrument has bee…

(1) Except as stated in subsection (2) of this section, the right to enforce the obligation of a party to pay an instrument is subject to the following: (a) A defense of the obligor based on: (A) Infancy of the obligor to the extent it is a defense to a simple contract; (B) Dures…

A person taking an instrument, other than a person having rights of a holder in due course, is subject to a claim of a property or possessory right in the instrument or its proceeds, including a claim to rescind a negotiation and to recover the instrument or its proceeds. A perso…

(1) In this section: (a) “Fiduciary” means an agent, trustee, partner, corporate officer, director or other representative owing a fiduciary duty with respect to an instrument. (b) “Represented person” means the principal, beneficiary, partnership, corporation or other person to …

(1) In an action with respect to an instrument, the authenticity of, and authority to make, each signature on the instrument is admitted unless specifically denied in the pleadings. If the validity of a signature is denied in the pleadings, the burden of establishing validity is …

(1) A person not in possession of an instrument is entitled to enforce the instrument if: (a) The person was in possession of the instrument and entitled to enforce it when loss of possession occurred; (b) The loss of possession was not the result of a transfer by the person or a…

(1) Unless otherwise agreed, if a certified check, cashier’s check or teller’s check is taken for an obligation, the obligation is discharged to the same extent discharge would result if an amount of money equal to the amount of the instrument were taken in payment of the obligat…

The negotiation of an instrument marked “paid in full,” “payment in full,” “full payment of a claim” or words of similar meaning, or the negotiation of an instrument accompanied by a statement containing such words or words of similar meaning, does not establish an accord and sat…

(1) In this section: (a) “Check” means a cashier’s check, teller’s check or certified check. (b) “Claimant” means a person who claims the right to receive the amount of a cashier’s check, teller’s check or certified check that was lost, destroyed or stolen. (c) “Declaration of lo…

A person is not liable on an instrument unless: (1) The person signed the instrument; or (2) The person is represented by an agent or representative who signed the instrument and the signature is binding on the represented person under ORS 73.0402. [1993 c.545 §42; 2025 c.33 §24]…

(1) If a person acting, or purporting to act, as a representative signs an instrument by signing either the name of the represented person or the name of the signer, the represented person is bound by the signature to the same extent the represented person would be bound if the s…

(1) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or ORS chapter 74, an unauthorized signature is ineffective except as the signature of the unauthorized signer in favor of a person who, in good faith, pays the instrument or takes it for value or for collection. An unauthorized signa…

(1) If an impostor, by use of the mails or otherwise, induces the issuer of an instrument to issue the instrument to the impostor, or to a person acting in concert with the impostor, by impersonating the payee of the instrument or a person authorized to act for the payee, an indo…

(1) In this section: (a) “Employee” includes an independent contractor and employee of an independent contractor retained by the employer. (b) “Fraudulent indorsement” means: (A) In the case of an instrument payable to the employer, a forged indorsement purporting to be that of t…

(1) A person whose failure to exercise ordinary care substantially contributes to an alteration of an instrument or to the making of a forged signature on an instrument is precluded from asserting the alteration or the forgery against a person who, in good faith, pays the instrum…

(1) “Alteration” means: (a) An unauthorized change in an instrument that purports to modify in any respect the obligation of a party; or (b) An unauthorized addition of words or numbers or other change to an incomplete instrument relating to the obligation of a party. (2) Except …

A check or other draft does not of itself operate as an assignment of funds in the hands of the drawee available for its payment, and the drawee is not liable on the instrument until the drawee accepts it. [1993 c.545 §49]

(1) “Acceptance” means the drawee’s signed agreement to pay a draft as presented. It must be written on the draft and may consist of the drawee’s signature alone. Acceptance may be made at any time and becomes effective when notification pursuant to instructions is given or the a…

(1) If the terms of a drawee’s acceptance vary from the terms of the draft as presented, the holder may refuse the acceptance and treat the draft as dishonored. In that case, the drawee may cancel the acceptance. (2) The terms of a draft are not varied by an acceptance to pay at …

(1) In this section, “obligated bank” means the acceptor of a certified check or the issuer of a cashier’s check or teller’s check bought from the issuer. (2) If the obligated bank wrongfully refuses to pay a cashier’s check or certified check, stops payment of a teller’s check, …

The issuer of a note or cashier’s check or other draft drawn on the drawer is obliged to pay the instrument according to its terms at the time it was issued or, if not issued, at the time it first came into possession of a holder, or if the issuer signed an incomplete instrument,…

(1) The acceptor of a draft is obligated to pay the draft: (a) According to its terms at the time it was accepted, even though the acceptance states that the draft is payable “as originally drawn” or equivalent terms; (b) If the acceptance varies the terms of the draft, according…

(1) This section does not apply to cashier’s checks or other drafts drawn on the drawer. (2) If an unaccepted draft is dishonored, the drawer is obliged to pay the draft according to its terms at the time it was issued or, if not issued, at the time it first came into possession …

(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section and to ORS 73.0419 (4), if an instrument is dishonored, an indorser is obliged to pay the amount due on the instrument according to the terms of the instrument at the time it was indorsed, or if the indorser indorsed an …

(1) A person who transfers an instrument for consideration warrants to the transferee and, if the transfer is by indorsement, to any subsequent transferee that: (a) The warrantor is a person entitled to enforce the instrument; (b) All signatures on the instrument are authentic an…

(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) of this section, 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 pursuant to ORS 73.0403 or the signature of the drawer of the draft was authoriz…

(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 bene…

(1) The law applicable to conversion of personal property applies to instruments. An instrument is also converted if it is taken by transfer, other than a negotiation, from a person not entitled to enforce the instrument or a bank makes or obtains payment with respect to the inst…

(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 m…

(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 throu…

(1) The obligation of an indorser stated in ORS 73.0415 (1) and the obligation of a drawer stated in ORS 73.0414 (4) may not be enforced unless the indorser or drawer is given notice of dishonor of the instrument complying with this section or notice of dishonor is excused under …

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

(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) of this section which purports to be a protest; (b) A purported stamp or writing of the drawee, pay…

(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 per…

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

(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 a…

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

(1) In this section, the term “indorser” includes a drawer having the obligation described in ORS 73.0414. (2) Discharge, under ORS 73.0604, of the obligation of a party to pay an instrument does not discharge the obligation of an indorser or accommodation party having a right of…

This chapter may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code–Bank Deposits and Collections. [1961 c.726 §74.1010]

(1) To the extent that items within this chapter are also within ORS chapters 73 and 78, they are subject to those chapters. If there is conflict, this chapter and ORS chapter 78 govern ORS chapter 73. (2) The liability of a bank for action or nonaction with respect to an item ha…

(1) The effect of the provisions of this chapter may be varied by agreement, but the parties to the agreement cannot disclaim a bank’s responsibility for its lack of good faith or failure to exercise ordinary care or limit the measure of damages for the lack or failure. However, …

(1) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “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. (b) “Afternoon” means …

In this chapter: (1) “Bank” means a financial institution, as defined in ORS 706.008. (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 ban…