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Fla. Stat. § 674.1061 (2025)

Payable through or payable at bank; collecting bank.

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674.1061 Payable through or payable at bank; collecting bank.
(1) If an item states that it is “payable through” a bank identified in the item:
(a) The item designates the bank as a collecting bank and does not by itself authorize the bank to pay the item; and
(b) The item may be presented for payment only by or through the bank.
(2) If an item states that it is “payable at” a bank identified in the item:
(a) The item designates the bank as a collecting bank and does not by itself authorize the bank to pay the item; and
(b) The item may be presented for payment only by or through the bank.
(3) If a draft names a nonbank drawee and it is unclear whether a bank named in the draft is a codrawee or a collecting bank, the bank is a collecting bank.
History.s. 12, ch. 92-82.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1996–1996 · leading case: Great W. Bank v. Steve James Ford, Inc., 915 F. Supp. 392 (S.D. Ga. 1996).
Great W. Bank v. Steve James Ford, Inc., 915 F. Supp. 392 (S.D. Ga. 1996). · cites it 3× “Fla.Stat.Ann. § 674.1061(3). This Code Section is not consistent with the Fifth Circuit’s rule, and Southeastern’s argument, that the status of the drawee’s bank is determined by who signed the draft.”
— 674.1061(3) — 1 case
Great W. Bank v. Steve James Ford, Inc., 915 F. Supp. 392 (S.D. Ga. 1996). “Fla.Stat.Ann. § 674.1061(3). This Code Section is not consistent with the Fifth Circuit’s rule, and Southeastern’s argument, that the status of the drawee’s bank is determined by who signed the draft.”
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