N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code Law Section 3-411
Certification of a Check


Section 3--411. Certification of a Check.

(1)

Certification of a check is acceptance. Where a holder procures certification the drawer and all prior indorsers are discharged.

(2)

Unless otherwise agreed a bank has no obligation to certify a check.

(3)

A bank may certify a check before returning it for lack of proper indorsement. If it does so the drawer is discharged.

Source: Section 3-411 — Certification of a Check, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/UCC/3-411 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed May 4, 2024).

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 3-411’s source at nysenate​.gov

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