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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 674
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: BANK DEPOSITS AND COLLECTIONS
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F.S. 674.104
674.104 Definitions and index of definitions.
(1) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:
(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 the period of a day between noon and midnight.
(c) “Banking day” means the part of a day on which a bank is open to the public for carrying on substantially all of its banking functions.
(d) “Clearinghouse” means an association of banks or other payors regularly clearing items.
(e) “Customer” means a person having an account with a bank or for whom a bank has agreed to collect items, including a bank that maintains an account at another bank.
(f) “Documentary draft” means a draft to be presented for acceptance or payment if specified documents, certificated securities (s. 678.1021) or instructions for uncertificated securities (s. 678.1021), or other certificates, statements, or the like are to be received by the drawee or other payor before acceptance or payment of the draft.
(g) “Draft” means a draft as defined in s. 673.1041 or an item, other than an instrument, that is an order.
(h) “Drawee” means a person ordered in a draft to make payment.
(i) “Item” means an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment. The term does not include a payment order governed by chapter 670 or a credit or debit card slip.
(j) “Midnight deadline” with respect to a bank is midnight on its next banking day following the banking day on which it receives the relevant item or notice or from which the time for taking action commences to run, whichever is later.
(k) “Settle” means to pay in cash, by clearinghouse settlement, in a charge or credit or by remittance, or otherwise as agreed. A settlement may be either provisional or final.
(l) “Suspends payments” with respect to a bank means that it has been closed by order of the supervisory authorities, that a public officer has been appointed to take it over, or that it ceases or refuses to make payments in the ordinary course of business.
(2) Other definitions applying to this chapter and the sections in which they appear are:

“Agreement for electronic presentment,” s. 674.1101.

“Bank,” s. 674.105.

“Collecting bank,” s. 674.105.

“Depositary bank,” s. 674.105.

“Intermediary bank,” s. 674.105.

“Payor bank,” s. 674.105.

“Presenting bank,” s. 674.105.

“Presentment notice,” s. 674.1101.

(3) The following definitions in other chapters apply to this chapter:

“Acceptance,” s. 673.4091.

“Alteration,” s. 673.4071.

“Cashier’s check,” s. 673.1041.

“Certificate of deposit,” s. 673.1041.

“Certified check,” s. 673.4091.

“Check,” s. 673.1041.

“Control,” s. 677.106.

“Good faith,” s. 673.1031.

“Holder in due course,” s. 673.3021.

“Instrument,” s. 673.1041.

“Notice of dishonor,” s. 673.5031.

“Order,” s. 673.1031.

“Ordinary care,” s. 673.1031.

“Person entitled to enforce,” s. 673.3011.

“Presentment,” s. 673.5011.

“Promise,” s. 673.1031.

“Prove,” s. 673.1031.

“Teller’s check,” s. 673.1041.

“Unauthorized signature,” s. 673.4031.

(4) In addition, chapter 671 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this chapter.
History.s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 1, ch. 71-44; s. 1, ch. 75-73; s. 10, ch. 92-82; s. 22, ch. 98-11; s. 16, ch. 2010-131; s. 153, ch. 2025-92.
Note.s. 4-104, U.C.C.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 674.104

Total Results: 18

Capital City First Nat. Bank v. Lewis State Bank

341 So. 2d 1025, 21 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 183

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 19, 1977 | Docket: 1393600

Cited 12 times | Published

its midnight deadline [the next banking day, § 674.104(h)]... ." Sec. 674.107, F.S. 1973, "Time of receipt

Carl v. Republic Security Bank

282 F. Supp. 2d 1358, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21201, 2003 WL 21078045

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 27, 2003 | Docket: 2347345

Cited 10 times | Published

passbook, share draft, or like account." Fla. Stat. § 674.104(1)(a). The relationship between a bank and the

Gathercrest Ltd. v. First American Bank & Trust

649 F. Supp. 106, 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18147

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 8, 1985 | Docket: 1198821

Cited 9 times | Published

delivered against honor of the draft." Fla.Stat. § 674.104(1)(f). The two bills involved in this case were

Anderson v. Branch Banking & Trust Co. ex rel. BankAtlantic, LLC

119 F. Supp. 3d 1328, 87 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 182, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98235, 2015 WL 4554921

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 28, 2015 | Docket: 64303285

Cited 7 times | Published

a bank for collection or payment.” Fla. Stat. § 674.104(i). " ‘[l]tems’ include (a) ‘instruments' and

Bufman Organization v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

82 F.3d 1020, 29 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 905, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 11189

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 13, 1996 | Docket: 473181

Cited 6 times | Published

receives the relevant item...." Fla.Stat.Ann. § 674.104(j) (1993) The basic rules regarding the

Peoples Bank in North Fort Myers v. Bob Lincoln, Inc.

283 So. 2d 400, 13 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 672, 1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 6650

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 14, 1973 | Docket: 1743577

Cited 6 times | Published

which it was not. Cf. Fla. Stat. § 673.104 with § 674.104 (1)(f) (1971), F.S.A. We described the instrument

SCADIF, S.A. v. First Union National Bank

208 F. Supp. 2d 1352, 48 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 232, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12962, 2002 WL 1473458

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 5, 2002 | Docket: 2449794

Cited 5 times | Published

definition of documentary draft set forth in section 674.104(f), Florida Statutes, the Check could only

First Union Nat. Bank v. First Fla. Bank, NA

616 So. 2d 1168, 20 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 1017, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 4230, 1993 WL 114778

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 16, 1993 | Docket: 1726729

Cited 3 times | Published

expired at midnight on Monday, August 18, 1986. § 674.104(h), Fla. Stat. (1985). By the midnight deadline

Gilbert & Caddy, P.A. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

193 F. Supp. 3d 1294, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 183865, 2016 WL 4613388

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 15, 2016 | Docket: 64309452

Cited 2 times | Published

order governed by chapter 670 Fla. Stat. Ann. § 674.104®. The chapter . 670 exemption to “items” includes

Lucas v. BankAtlantic

944 So. 2d 1031, 2006 WL 1686486

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 21, 2006 | Docket: 291078

Cited 1 times | Published

definition of an "item" includes an "instrument." § 674.104(1)(i), Fla. Stat. (2004). The check here at issue

Hyman v. Legion Insurance (In re Scott Wetzel Services, Inc.)

278 B.R. 613, 15 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 176, 2002 Bankr. LEXIS 554

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 2002 | Docket: 65782393

Cited 1 times | Published

Legion Insurance points out that Florida Statutes § 674.104(l)(e) provides that the holder of an account,

Espirito Santo Bank of Florida v. Agronomics Finance Corp.

591 So. 2d 1078, 21 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 1054, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 12888, 1991 WL 276886

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 31, 1991 | Docket: 64664432

Cited 1 times | Published

consequence.” Section 674.104, Fla.Stat. (1989) (emphasis added). Although section 674.104 does not define

Bank of Miami v. BANCO INDUS. Y GANADERO

515 So. 2d 1038, 1987 WL 4126

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 3, 1987 | Docket: 1467319

Cited 1 times | Published

day on which it receives the relevant item." § 674.104(1)(h), Fla. Stat. (1979). Accordingly, under the

James Barry Wright v. City of Miami Gardens, etc.

200 So. 3d 765, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 387, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 2044, 2016 WL 4945053

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 15, 2016 | Docket: 4422290

Published

business days to effect notice of dishonor. See § 674.104(1)(j), Fla. Stat. (2016) (“In this chapter, unless

Bufman Organization v. Federal Deposit Insurance

82 F.3d 1020

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 13, 1996 | Docket: 64024557

Published

it receives the relevant item-” Fla. Stat.Ann. § 674.104(j) (1993). The basic rules regarding the payor

Hedglin v. State

541 So. 2d 763, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 935, 10 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 453, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 1916, 1989 WL 34501

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 13, 1989 | Docket: 64641608

Published

instrument included in the definition of “item” under § 674.104(l)(g) must be a negotiable instrument; and, that

Florida National Bank at Perry v. Citizens Bank of Perry

474 So. 2d 852, 41 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1348, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1949, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 15482

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 13, 1985 | Docket: 64613796

Published

provisional vs. final payment or settlement, see Section 674.104(l)(j), 674.213 and UCC Comments.

Johnson v. State

444 So. 2d 563, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 11495

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 30, 1984 | Docket: 64602435

Published

to cash or deposit any item, as defined in section 674.-104(l)(g), in any bank or depository with intent