District of Columbia Code
Article 3 - Negotiable Instruments
Part IV - Liability of Parties

§ 28:3–401. Signature - (a) A person is not liable on an instrument unless...

§ 28:3–402. Signature by representative - (a) If a person acting, or purporting to act, as...

§ 28:3–403. Unauthorized signature - (a) Unless otherwise provided in this article or Article 4,...

§ 28:3–404. Impostors; fictitious payees - (a) If an impostor, by use of the mails or...

§ 28:3–405. Employer’s responsibility for fraudulent indorsement by employee - (a) In this section, the term: (1) “Employee” includes an...

§ 28:3–406. Negligence contributing to forged signature or alteration of instrument - (a) A person whose failure to exercise ordinary care substantially...

§ 28:3–407. Alteration - (a) “Alteration” means (i) an unauthorized change in an instrument...

§ 28:3–408. Drawee not liable on unaccepted draft - A check or other draft does not of itself operate...

§ 28:3–409. Acceptance of draft; certified check - (a) “Acceptance” means the drawee’s signed agreement to pay a...

§ 28:3–410. Acceptance varying draft - (a) If the terms of a drawee’s acceptance vary from...

§ 28:3–411. Refusal to pay cashier’s checks, teller’s checks, and certified checks - (a) In this section, “obligated bank” means the acceptor of...

§ 28:3–412. Obligation of issuer of note or cashier’s check - The issuer of a note or cashier’s check or other...

§ 28:3–413. Obligation of acceptor - (a) The acceptor of a draft is obliged to pay...

§ 28:3–414. Obligation of drawer - (a) This section does not apply to cashier’s checks or...

§ 28:3–415. Obligation of indorser - (a) Subject to subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of...

§ 28:3–416. Transfer warranties - (a) A person who transfers an instrument for consideration warrants...

§ 28:3–417. Presentment warranties - (a) If an unaccepted draft is presented to the drawee...

§ 28:3–418. Payment or acceptance by mistake - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...

§ 28:3–419. Instruments signed for accommodation - (a) If an instrument is issued for value given for...

§ 28:3–420. Conversion of instrument - (a) The law applicable to conversion of personal property applies...