Title 11, Chapter 4A, Section 209
( 11-4A-209)
Acceptance of payment order. (a) Subject to subsection (d), a receiving bank other than the
beneficiary's bank accepts a payment order when it executes the
order. (b) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), a beneficiary's bank accepts
a payment order at the earliest of the following times: (1) When the bank (i) pays the beneficiary as stated in Code Section 11-4A-405(a) or 11-4A-405(b), or (ii) notifies the beneficiary of receipt of the order or that the account of the beneficiary has been credited with respect to the order unless the notice indicates that the bank is rejecting the order or that funds with respect to the order may not be withdrawn or used until receipt of payment from the sender of the order; (2) When the bank receives payment of the entire amount of the sender's order pursuant to Code Section 11-4A-403(a)(1) or 11-4A-403(a)(2); or (3) The opening of the next funds-transfer business day of the
bank following the payment date of the order if, at that time, the
amount of the sender's order is fully covered by a withdrawable
credit balance in an authorized account of the sender or the bank
has otherwise received full payment from the sender, unless the
order was rejected before that time or is rejected within (i) one
hour after that time, or (ii) one hour after the opening of the
next business day of the sender following the payment date if that
time is later. If notice of rejection is received by the sender
after the payment date and the authorized account of the sender
does not bear interest, the bank is obliged to pay interest to the
sender on the amount of the order for the number of days elapsing
after the payment date to the day the sender receives notice or
learns that the order was not accepted, counting that day as an
elapsed day. If the withdrawable credit balance during that
period falls below the amount of the order, the amount of interest
payable is reduced accordingly. (c) Acceptance of a payment order cannot occur before the order is
received by the receiving bank. Acceptance does not occur under
subsection (b)(2) or (b)(3) if the beneficiary of the payment order
does not have an account with the receiving bank, the account has
been closed, or the receiving bank is not permitted by law to
receive credits for the beneficiary's account. (d) A payment order issued to the originator's bank cannot be accepted until the payment date if the bank is the beneficiary's bank, or the execution date if the bank is not the beneficiary's bank. If the originator's bank executes the originator's payment order before the execution date or pays the beneficiary of the originator's payment order before the payment date and the payment order is subsequently canceled pursuant to Code Section 11-4A-211(b), the bank may recover from the beneficiary any payment received to the extent allowed by the law governing mistake and restitution. |