Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 7-4-501 (2026)
Handling of Documentary Drafts; Duty to Send for Presentment and to Notify Customer of Dishonor.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
A bank that takes a documentary draft for collection shall present or send the draft and accompanying documents for presentment and, upon learning that the draft has not been paid or accepted in due course, shall seasonably notify its customer of the fact even though it may have discounted or bought the draft or extended credit available for withdrawal as of right.
(Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811; repealed by Acts 1995, No. 95-668, p. 1381, §2; added by Acts 1995, No. 95-668, p. 1381, §2.)