Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 1304 | Bank Deposits and Collections
Section 1304.59 | Refund of Payment and Duty of Customer to Report With Respect to Unauthorized Payment Order - Ucc 4a-204.

Effective: June 29, 2011
Latest Legislation: House Bill 9 - 129th General Assembly
(A) If a receiving bank accepts a payment order issued in the name of its customer as sender which is not authorized and not effective as the order of the customer under section 1304.57 of the Revised Code, or not enforceable, in whole or in part, against the customer under section 1304.58 of the Revised Code, the bank shall refund any payment of the payment order received from the customer to the extent the bank is not entitled to enforce payment and shall pay interest on the refundable amount calculated from the date the bank received payment to the date of the refund. The customer is not entitled to interest from the bank on the amount to be refunded if the customer fails to exercise ordinary care to determine that the order was not authorized by the customer and to notify the bank of the relevant facts within a reasonable time not exceeding ninety days after the date the customer received notification from the bank that the order was accepted or that the customer's account was debited with respect to the order. The bank is not entitled to any recovery from the customer on account of a failure by the customer to give notification as stated in this section.
(B) Reasonable time under division (A) of this section may be fixed by agreement as provided in division (B) of section 1301.302 of the Revised Code, but the obligation of a receiving bank to refund payment as provided in division (A) of this section may not otherwise be varied by agreement.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 13 | Commercial Transactions

Chapter 1304 | Bank Deposits and Collections

Section 1304.01 | Definitions - Ucc 4-104, 4-105.

Section 1304.02 | Applicability - Ucc 4-102.

Section 1304.03 | Variation by Agreement - Measure of Damages - Action Constituting Ordinary Care - Ucc 4-103.

Section 1304.04 | Separate Office of Bank - Ucc 4-107.

Section 1304.05 | Payable Through or Payable at Bank - Ucc 4-106.

Section 1304.06 | Time of Receipt of Items - Ucc 4-108.

Section 1304.07 | Delays - Ucc 4-109.

Section 1304.08 | Electronic Presentment - Ucc 4-110.

Section 1304.09 | Statute of Limitations - Ucc 4-111.

Section 1304.11 | Status of Collecting Bank as Agent and Provisional Status of Credits - Applicability of Article - Item Indorsed Pay Any Bank - Ucc 4-201.

Section 1304.12 | Responsibility for Collection or Return - When Action Timely - Ucc 4-202.

Section 1304.13 | Effect of Instructions - Ucc 4-203.

Section 1304.14 | Methods of Sending and Presenting - Sending Directly to Payor Bank - Ucc 4-204.

Section 1304.15 | Depositary Bank Holder of Unindorsed Item - Ucc 4-205.

Section 1304.16 | Transfer Between Banks - Ucc 4-206.

Section 1304.17 | Transfer Warranties - Ucc 4-207.

Section 1304.18 | Presentment Warranties - Ucc 4-208.

Section 1304.19 | Encoding and Retention Warranties - Ucc 4-209.

Section 1304.20 | Security Interest of Collecting Bank in Items, Accompanying Documents and Proceeds - Ucc 4-210.

Section 1304.21 | When Bank Gives Value for Purposes of Holder in Due Course - Ucc 4-211.

Section 1304.22 | Presentment by Notice of Item Not Payable By, Through, or at Bank - Liability of Drawer or Indorser - Ucc 4-212.

Section 1304.23 | Medium and Time of Settlement by Bank - Ucc 4-213.

Section 1304.24 | Right of Charge-Back or Refund - Liability of Collecting Bank - Return of Item - Ucc 4-214.

Section 1304.25 | Final Payment of Item by Payor Bank - When Provisional Debits and Credits Become Final - When Certain Credits Become Available for Withdrawal - Ucc 4-215.

Section 1304.26 | Insolvency and Preference - Ucc 4-216.

Section 1304.27 | Deferred Posting - Recovery of Payment by Return of Items - Time of Dishonor - Return of Items by Payor Bank - Ucc 4-301.

Section 1304.28 | Payor Bank's Responsibility for Late Return of Item - Ucc 4-302.

Section 1304.29 | When Items Subject to Notice, Stop-Payment Order, Legal Process or Setoff - Order in Which Items May Be Charged or Certified - Ucc 4-303.

Section 1304.30 | When Bank May Charge Customer's Account - Ucc 4-401.

Section 1304.31 | Bank's Liability to Customer for Wrongful Dishonor - Time of Determining Insufficiency of Account - Ucc 4-402.

Section 1304.32 | Customer's Right to Stop Payment - Burden of Proof of Loss - Ucc 4-403.

Section 1304.33 | Bank Not Obliged to Pay Check More Than Six Months Old - Ucc 4-404.

Section 1304.34 | Death or Incompetence of Customer - Ucc 4-405.

Section 1304.35 | Customer's Duty to Discover and Report Unauthorized Signature or Alteration - Ucc 4-406.

Section 1304.36 | Payor Bank's Right to Subrogation on Improper Payment - Ucc 4-407.

Section 1304.37 | Handling of Documentary Drafts - Duty to Send for Presentment and to Notify Customer of Dishonor - Ucc 4-501.

Section 1304.38 | Presentment of on Arrival Drafts - Ucc 4-502.

Section 1304.39 | Responsibility of Presenting Bank for Documents and Goods - Report of Reasons for Dishonor - Referee in Case of Need - Ucc 4-503.

Section 1304.40 | Privilege of Presenting Bank to Deal With Goods - Security Interest for Expenses - Ucc 4-504.

Section 1304.51 | Definitions - Ucc 4a-103, 4a-104, 4a-105.

Section 1304.52 | Application of Provisions - Ucc 4a-102.

Section 1304.53 | Time Payment Order Is Received - Ucc 4a-106.

Section 1304.54 | Federal Reserve Regulations and Operating Circulars - Ucc 4a-107.

Section 1304.55 | Applicability of Orc Provisions for Consumer Transactions Governed by Federal Law - Ucc 4a-108.

Section 1304.56 | Security Procedure - Ucc 4a-201.

Section 1304.57 | Authorized and Verified Payment Orders - Ucc 4a-202.

Section 1304.58 | Unenforceability of Certain Verified Payment Orders - Ucc 4a-203.

Section 1304.59 | Refund of Payment and Duty of Customer to Report With Respect to Unauthorized Payment Order - Ucc 4a-204.

Section 1304.60 | Erroneous Payment Orders - Ucc 4a-205.

Section 1304.61 | Transmission of Payment Order Through Funds-Transfer or Other Communication System - Ucc 4a-206.

Section 1304.62 | Misdescription of Beneficiary - Ucc 4a-207.

Section 1304.63 | Misdescription of Intermediary Bank or Beneficiary's Bank - Ucc 4a-208.

Section 1304.64 | Acceptance of Payment Order - Ucc 4a-209.

Section 1304.65 | Rejection of Payment Order - Ucc 4a-210.

Section 1304.66 | Cancellation and Amendment of Payment Order - Ucc 4a-211.

Section 1304.67 | Liability and Duty of Receiving Bank Regarding Unaccepted Payment Order - Ucc 4a-212.

Section 1304.68 | Execution and Execution Date - Ucc 4a-301.

Section 1304.69 | Obligations of Receiving Bank in Execution of Payment Order - Ucc 4a-302.

Section 1304.70 | Erroneous Execution of Payment Order - Ucc 4a-303.

Section 1304.71 | Duty of Sender to Report Erroneously Executed Payment Order - Ucc 4a-304.

Section 1304.72 | Liability for Late or Improper Execution or Failure to Execute Payment Order - Ucc 4a-305.

Section 1304.73 | Payment Date - Ucc 4a-401.

Section 1304.74 | Obligation of Sender to Pay Receiving Bank - Ucc 4a-402.

Section 1304.75 | Payment by Sender to Receiving Bank - Ucc 4a-403.

Section 1304.76 | Obligation of Beneficiary's Bank to Pay and Give Notice to Beneficiary - Ucc 4a-404.

Section 1304.77 | Payment by Beneficiary's Bank to Beneficiary - Ucc 4a-405.

Section 1304.78 | Payment by Originator to Beneficiary - Discharge of Underlying Obligation - Ucc 4a-406.

Section 1304.79 | Variation by Agreement and Effect of Funds-Transfer System Rule - Ucc 4a-501.

Section 1304.80 | Creditor Process Served on Receiving Bank - Setoff by Beneficiary's Bank - Ucc 4a-502.

Section 1304.81 | Injunction or Restraining Order With Respect to Funds Transfer - Ucc 4a-503.

Section 1304.82 | Order in Which Items and Payment Orders May Be Charged to Account - Order of Withdrawals From Account - Ucc 4a-504.

Section 1304.83 | Preclusion of Objection to Debit of Customer's Account - Ucc 4a-505.

Section 1304.84 | Rate of Interest - Ucc 4a-506.

Section 1304.85 | Choice of Law - Ucc 4a-507.