Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Provisions and Definitions
§ 11-4-104. Definitions and Index of Definitions

Agreement for electronic presentment.” Code Section 11-4-110.
“Bank.” Code Section 11-4-105.
“Collecting bank.” Code Section 11-4-105.
“Depositary bank.” Code Section 11-4-105.
“Intermediary bank.” Code Section 11-4-105.
“Payor bank.” Code Section 11-4-105.
“Presenting bank.” Code Section 11-4-105.
“Presentment notice.” Code Section 11-4-110.
“Acceptance.” Code Section 11-3-409.
“Alteration.” Code Section 11-3-407.
“Cashier’s check.” Code Section 11-3-104.
“Certificate of deposit.” Code Section 11-3-104.
“Certified check.” Code Section 11-3-409.
“Check.” Code Section 11-3-104.
“Holder in due course.” Code Section 11-3-302.
“Instrument.” Code Section 11-3-104.
“Notice of dishonor.” Code Section 11-3-503.
“Order.” Code Section 11-3-103.
“Ordinary care.” Code Section 11-3-103.
“Person entitled to enforce.” Code Section 11-3-301.
“Presentment.” Code Section 11-3-501.
“Promise.” Code Section 11-3-103.
“Prove.” Code Section 11-3-103.
“Teller’s check.” Code Section 11-3-104.
“Unauthorized signature.” Code Section 11-3-403.
History. Code 1933, § 109A-4-104, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 1963, p. 188, § 9; Ga. L. 1974, p. 618, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2685, § 3; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1306, § 4; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1323, § 17; Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 2-16/HB 451; Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 3B-12/SB 65.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, ending quotation marks were added following “Cashier’s check.” in subsection (c).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-1/HB 451, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act applies to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a document of title that is issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act even if the document of title or bailment would be subject to this Act if the document of title had been issued or bailment had arisen on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not apply to a right of action that has accrued before the effective date of this Act.” This Act became effective May 27, 2010.
Ga. L. 2010, p. 481, § 3-2/HB 451, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “A document of title issued or a bailment that arises before the effective date of this Act and the rights, documents, and interests flowing from that document or bailment are governed by any statute or other rule amended or repealed by this Act as if such amendment or repeal had not occurred and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under that statute or other rule.” This Act became effective May 27, 2010.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 1-1/SB 65, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “(a) This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Debtor-Creditor Uniform Law Modernization Act of 2015.’
“(b) To promote consistency among the states, it is the intent of the General Assembly to modernize certain existing uniform laws promulgated by the Uniform Law Commission affecting debtor and creditor rights, responsibilities, and relationships and other federally recognized laws affecting such rights, responsibilities, and relationships.”
Law reviews.
For note on 1992 amendment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 163 (1992).