2025 Session Last amended: 2003 session

§ 336.4-301 — Deferred Posting; Recovery of Payment by Return of Items; Time of Dishonor; Return of Items by Payor Bank

Plain-Language Summary

A payor bank may pay or return a demand item (like a check) by the bank's midnight deadline (midnight the business day after the banking day it was received). A later return is invalid unless within a longer deadline if applicable.

Practical Notes
A bank must decide whether to pay or return a check by its midnight deadline – midnight of the business day after receiving the check.