57A-4-402. Bank's liability to customer for wrongful dishonor--Time of determining insufficiency of account.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a payor bank wrongfully dishonors an item if it dishonors an item that is properly payable, but a bank may dishonor an item that would create an overdraft unless it has agreed to pay the overdraft.
(b) A payor bank is liable to its customer for damages proximately caused by the wrongful dishonor of an item. Liability is limited to actual damages proved and may include damages for an arrest or prosecution of the customer or other consequential damages. Whether any consequential damages are proximately caused by the wrongful dishonor is a question of fact to be determined in each case.
(c) A payor bank's determination of the customer's account balance on which a decision to dishonor for insufficiency of available funds is based may be made at any time between the time the item is received by the payor bank and the time that the payor bank returns the item or gives notice in lieu of return, and no more than one determination need be made. If at the election of the payor bank, a subsequent balance determination is made for the purpose of reevaluating the bank's decision to dishonor the item, the account balance at that time is determinative of whether a dishonor for insufficiency of available funds is wrongful.
Source: SL 1994, ch 368, ยง4-402.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 57A - Uniform Commercial Code
Chapter 04 - Bank Deposits And Collections
Section 57A-4-101 - Short title.
Section 57A-4-102 - Applicability.
Section 57A-4-104 - Definitions and index of definitions.
Section 57A-4-106 - Payable through or payable at bank--Collecting bank.
Section 57A-4-107 - Separate office of a bank.
Section 57A-4-108 - Time of receipt of items.
Section 57A-4-110 - Electronic presentment.
Section 57A-4-111 - Statute of limitations.
Section 57A-4-202 - Responsibility for collection or return--When action timely.
Section 57A-4-203 - Effect of instructions.
Section 57A-4-204 - Methods of sending and presenting--Sending directly to payor bank.
Section 57A-4-205 - Depositary bank holder of unendorsed item.
Section 57A-4-206 - Transfer between banks.
Section 57A-4-207 - Transfer warranties.
Section 57A-4-208 - Presentment warranties.
Section 57A-4-209 - Encoding and retention warranties.
Section 57A-4-211 - When bank gives value for purposes of holder in due course.
Section 57A-4-213 - Medium and time of settlement by bank.
Section 57A-4-214 - Right of charge-back or refund; Liability of collecting bank; Return of item.
Section 57A-4-216 - Insolvency and preference.
Section 57A-4-302 - Payor bank's responsibility for late return of item.
Section 57A-4-401 - When bank may charge customer's account.
Section 57A-4-403 - Customer's right to stop payment--Burden of proof of loss.
Section 57A-4-404 - Bank not obligated to pay check more than six months old.
Section 57A-4-405 - Death or incompetence of customer.
Section 57A-4-406 - Customer's duty to discover and report unauthorized signature or alteration.
Section 57A-4-407 - Payor bank's right to subrogation on improper payment.
Section 57A-4-502 - Presentment of "on arrival" drafts.
Section 57A-4-504 - Privilege of presenting bank to deal with goods--Security interest for expenses.