Florida Statute 673.4091 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 673
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

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673.4091 Acceptance of draft; certified check.—

(1) The term “acceptance” means the drawee’s signed agreement to pay a draft as presented. Acceptance 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 accepted draft is delivered for the purpose of giving rights on the acceptance to any person.

(2) A draft may be accepted although it has not been signed by the drawer, is otherwise incomplete, is overdue, or has been dishonored.

(3) If a draft is payable at a fixed period after sight and the acceptor fails to date the acceptance, the holder may complete the acceptance by supplying a date in good faith.

(4) The term “certified check” means a check accepted by the bank on which it is drawn. Acceptance may be made as stated in subsection (1) or by a writing on the check which indicates that the check is certified. The drawee of a check has no obligation to certify the check, and refusal to certify is not dishonor of the check.

History.—s. 2, ch. 92-82.

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Arnold, Matheny, Pa v. First Am. Holdings

982 So. 2d 628, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 268, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 755, 2008 WL 1901686

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 1, 2008 | Docket: 2518612

Cited 19 times | Published

"check accepted by the bank on which it is drawn." § 673.4091(4), Fla. Stat. (2002); see also Black's Law Dictionary

VFS Leasing Co. v. Markel Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 30, 2024 | Docket: 68313371

Published

Argued: Mar 7, 2024

provide coverage and 6 Florida Statute § 673.4091(1) (UCC § 3-409) states that “acceptance” means

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