Connecticut General Statutes
Article 4 - Bank Deposits and Collections
Section 42a-4-504. - Privilege of presenting bank to deal with goods; security interest for expenses.

(a) A presenting bank that, following the dishonor of a documentary draft, has seasonably requested instructions but does not receive them within a reasonable time may store, sell, or otherwise deal with the goods in any reasonable manner.

(b) For its reasonable expenses incurred by action under subsection (a), the presenting bank has a lien upon the goods or their proceeds, which may be foreclosed in the same manner as an unpaid seller's lien.
(1959, P.A. 133, S. 4-504; P.A. 91-304, S. 107.)
History: P.A. 91-304 made a minor change in wording and replaced numeric with alphabetic Subsec. indicators.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 42a - Uniform Commercial Code

Article 4 - Bank Deposits and Collections

Section 42a-4-101. - Short title: Uniform Commercial Code–Bank Deposits and Collections.

Section 42a-4-102. - Applicability.

Section 42a-4-103. - Variation by agreement. Measure of damages. Action constituting ordinary care.

Section 42a-4-104. - Definitions and index of definitions.

Section 42a-4-105. - “Bank”. “Depositary bank”. “Payor bank”. “Intermediary bank”. “Collecting bank”. “Presenting bank”.

Section 42a-4-106. - Payable through or payable at bank. Collecting bank.

Section 42a-4-107. - Separate office of bank.

Section 42a-4-108. - Time of receipt of items.

Section 42a-4-109. - Delays.

Section 42a-4-110. - Electronic presentment.

Section 42a-4-111. - Statute of limitations.

Section 42a-4-201. - Status of collecting bank as agent and provisional status of credits. Applicability of article. Item endorsed “pay any bank”.

Section 42a-4-202. - Responsibility for collection or return. When action timely.

Section 42a-4-203. - Effect of instructions.

Section 42a-4-204. - Methods of sending and presenting. Sending directly to payor bank.

Section 42a-4-205. - Depositary bank holder of unendorsed item.

Section 42a-4-206. - Transfer between banks.

Section 42a-4-207. - Transfer warranties.

Section 42a-4-208. - Presentment warranties.

Section 42a-4-209. - Encoding and retention warranties.

Section 42a-4-210. - Security interest of collecting bank in items, accompanying documents and proceeds.

Section 42a-4-211. - When bank gives value for purposes of holder in due course.

Section 42a-4-212. - Presentment by notice of item not payable by, through or at bank. Liability of drawer or endorser.

Section 42a-4-213. - Medium and time of settlement by bank.

Section 42a-4-214. - Right of charge-back or refund. Liability of collecting bank. Return of item.

Section 42a-4-215. - Final payment of item by payor bank. When provisional debits and credits become final. When certain credits become available for withdrawal.

Section 42a-4-216. - Insolvency and preference.

Section 42a-4-301. - Deferred posting. Recovery of payment by return of items. Time of dishonor. Return of items by payor bank.

Section 42a-4-302. - Payor bank's responsibility for late return of item.

Section 42a-4-303. - When items subject to notice, stop-payment order, legal process or set-off. Order in which items may be charged or certified.

Section 42a-4-401. - When bank may charge customer's account.

Section 42a-4-402. - Bank's liability to customer for wrongful dishonor. Time of determining insufficiency of account.

Section 42a-4-403. - Customer's right to stop payment. Burden of proof of loss.

Section 42a-4-404. - Bank not obligated to pay check more than six months old.

Section 42a-4-405. - Death or incompetence of customer.

Section 42a-4-406. - Customer's duty to discover and report unauthorized signature or alteration.

Section 42a-4-407. - Payor bank's right to subrogation on improper payment.

Section 42a-4-501. - Handling of documentary drafts; duty to send for presentment and to notify customer of dishonor.

Section 42a-4-502. - Presentment of “on arrival” drafts.

Section 42a-4-503. - Responsibility of presenting bank for documents and goods; report of reasons for dishonor; referee in case of need.

Section 42a-4-504. - Privilege of presenting bank to deal with goods; security interest for expenses.