25-3-602. Payment.
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an instrument is paid to the extent payment is made (i) by or on behalf of a party obliged to pay the instrument, and (ii) to a person entitled to enforce the instrument. To the extent of the payment, the obligation of the party obliged to pay the instrument is discharged even though payment is made with knowledge of a claim to the instrument under G.S. 25-3-306 by another person.
(b) The obligation of a party to pay the instrument is not discharged under subsection (a) of this section if:
(1) A claim to the instrument under G.S. 25-3-306 is enforceable against the party receiving payment and (i) payment is made with knowledge by the payor that payment is prohibited by injunction or similar process of a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) in the case of an instrument other than a cashier's check, teller's check, or certified check, the party making payment accepted, from the person having a claim to the instrument, indemnity against loss resulting from refusal to pay the person entitled to enforce the instrument; or
(2) The person making payment knows that the instrument is a stolen instrument and pays a person it knows is in wrongful possession of the instrument. (1899, c. 733, ss. 55, 88, 119, 121, 171 to 177; Rev., ss. 2204, 2238, 2269, 2271, 2321 to 2327; C.S., ss. 3036, 3070, 3101, 3103, 3153 to 3159; 1965, c. 700, s. 1; 1995, c. 232, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 25 - Uniform Commercial Code
Article 3 - Negotiable Instruments.
§ 25-3-104 - Negotiable instrument.
§ 25-3-105 - Issue of instrument.
§ 25-3-106 - Unconditional promise or order.
§ 25-3-107 - Instrument payable in foreign money.
§ 25-3-108 - Payable on demand or at definite time.
§ 25-3-109 - Payable to bearer or to order.
§ 25-3-110 - Identification of person to whom instrument is payable.
§ 25-3-111 - Place of payment.
§ 25-3-113 - Date of instrument.
§ 25-3-114 - Contradictory terms of instrument.
§ 25-3-115 - Incomplete instrument.
§ 25-3-116 - Joint and several liability; contribution.
§ 25-3-117 - Other agreements affecting instrument.
§ 25-3-118 - Statute of limitations.
§ 25-3-119 - Notice of right to defend action.
§ 25-3-202 - Negotiation subject to rescission.
§ 25-3-203 - Transfer of instrument; rights acquired by transfer.
§ 25-3-205 - Special indorsement; blank indorsement; anomalous indorsement.
§ 25-3-206 - Restrictive indorsement.
§ 25-3-301 - Person entitled to enforce instrument.
§ 25-3-302 - Holder in due course.
§ 25-3-303 - Value and consideration.
§ 25-3-304 - Overdue instrument.
§ 25-3-305 - Defenses and claims in recoupment.
§ 25-3-306 - Claims to an instrument.
§ 25-3-307 - Notice of breach of fiduciary duty.
§ 25-3-308 - Proof of signatures and status as holder in due course.
§ 25-3-309 - Enforcement of lost, destroyed, or stolen instrument.
§ 25-3-310 - Effect of instrument on obligation for which taken.
§ 25-3-311 - Accord and satisfaction by use of instrument.
§ 25-3-312 - Lost, destroyed, or stolen cashier's check, teller's check, or certified check.
§ 25-3-402 - Signature by representative.
§ 25-3-403 - Unauthorized signature.
§ 25-3-404 - Impostors; fictitious payees.
§ 25-3-405 - Employer's responsibility for fraudulent indorsement by employee.
§ 25-3-406 - Negligence contributing to forged signature or alteration of instrument.
§ 25-3-408 - Drawee not liable on unaccepted draft.
§ 25-3-409 - Acceptance of draft; certified check.
§ 25-3-410 - Acceptance varying draft.
§ 25-3-411 - Refusal to pay cashier's checks, teller's checks, and certified checks.
§ 25-3-412 - Obligation of issuer of note or cashier's check.
§ 25-3-413 - Obligation of acceptor.
§ 25-3-414 - Obligation of drawer.
§ 25-3-415 - Obligation of indorser.
§ 25-3-416 - Transfer warranties.
§ 25-3-417 - Presentment warranties.
§ 25-3-418 - Payment or acceptance by mistake.
§ 25-3-419 - Instruments signed for accommodation.
§ 25-3-420 - Conversion of instrument.
§ 25-3-503 - Notice of dishonor.
§ 25-3-504 - Excused presentment and notice of dishonor.
§ 25-3-505 - Evidence of dishonor.
§ 25-3-506 - Collection of processing fee for returned checks.
§ 25-3-601 - Discharge and effect of discharge.
§ 25-3-603 - Tender of payment.
§ 25-3-604 - Discharge by cancellation or renunciation.
§ 25-3-605 - Discharge of indorsers and accommodation parties.