O.C.G.A.
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O.C.G.A. § 11-3-111 (2019)

Place of payment

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Except as otherwise provided for items in Article 4 of this title, an instrument is payable at the place of payment stated in the instrument. If no place of payment is stated, an instrument is payable at the address of the drawee or maker stated in the instrument. If no address is stated, the place of payment is the place of business of the drawee or maker. If a drawee or maker has more than one place of business, the place of payment is any place of business of the drawee or maker chosen by the person entitled to enforce the instrument. If the drawee or maker has no place of business, the place of payment is the residence of the drawee or maker.

History

Code 1981, § 11-3-111, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1306, § 3.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES U.L.A. Uniform Commercial Code (U.L.A.) § 3111.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2013 · leading case: Stewart v. Johnson, 605 S.E.2d 111 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004).
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Stewart v. Johnson, 605 S.E.2d 111 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “See OCGA § 11-3-111 (note’s place of *700 payment can be chosen by the person entitled to enforce the instrument).”
Perkins v. Champagne (In re Int'l Mgmt. Assocs., LLC), 495 B.R. 96 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. 2013). · cites it 2× “See O.C.G.A. §§ 11-3-111 (an instrument, which includes a check, is payable at the place stated in the instrument), 11-3-408 (drawee (the bank) is not liable on the instrument until the drawee accepts it).”
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