Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 404 - Uniform commercial code — bank deposits and collections.
404.504 - Privilege of presenting bank to deal with goods; security interest for expenses.

404.504 Privilege of presenting bank to deal with goods; security interest for expenses.
(1) A presenting bank that, following the dishonor of a documentary draft, has seasonably requested instructions but does not receive them within a reasonable time may store, sell, or otherwise deal with the goods in any reasonable manner.
(2) For its reasonable expenses incurred by action under sub. (1), the presenting bank has a lien upon the goods or their proceeds, which may be foreclosed in the same manner as an unpaid seller's lien.
History: 1995 a. 449.

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Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 404 - Uniform commercial code — bank deposits and collections.

404.102 - Applicability.

404.103 - Variation by agreement; measure of damages; action constituting ordinary care.

404.104 - Definitions and index of definitions.

404.105 - “ Bank"; “collecting bank"; “depository bank"; “intermediary bank"; “payer bank"; “presenting bank".

404.106 - Payable through or payable at bank; collecting bank.

404.107 - Separate office of a bank.

404.108 - Time of receipt of items.

404.109 - Delays.

404.110 - Electronic presentment.

404.111 - Statute of limitations.

404.201 - Status of collecting bank as agent and provisional status of credits; applicability of chapter; item endorsed “pay any bank".

404.202 - Responsibility for collection or return; when action timely.

404.203 - Effect of instructions.

404.204 - Methods of sending and presenting; sending directly to payer bank.

404.205 - Depositary bank holder of unendorsed item.

404.206 - Transfer between banks.

404.207 - Transfer warranties.

404.208 - Presentment warranties.

404.209 - Encoding and retention warranties.

404.210 - Security interest of collecting bank in items, accompanying documents and proceeds.

404.211 - When bank gives value for purposes of holder in due course.

404.212 - Presentment by notice of item not payable by, through or at a bank; liability of drawer or endorser.

404.213 - Medium and time of settlement by bank.

404.214 - Right of charge-back or refund; liability of collecting bank; return of item.

404.215 - Final payment of item by payer bank; when provisional debits and credits become final; when certain credits become available for withdrawal.

404.216 - Insolvency and preference.

404.301 - Deferred posting; recovery of payment by return of items; time of dishonor; return of items by payer bank.

404.302 - Payer bank's responsibility for late return of item.

404.303 - When items subject to notice, stop-payment order, legal process or setoff; order in which items may be charged or certified.

404.401 - When bank may charge customer's account.

404.402 - Bank's liability to customer for wrongful dishonor; time of determining insufficiency of account.

404.403 - Customer's right to stop payment; burden of proof of loss.

404.404 - Bank not obligated to pay check more than 6 months old.

404.405 - Death or incompetence of customer.

404.406 - Customer's duty to discover and report unauthorized signature or alteration.

404.407 - Payer bank's right to subrogation on improper payment.

404.501 - Handling of documentary drafts; duty to send for presentment and to notify customer of dishonor.

404.502 - Presentment of “on arrival" drafts.

404.503 - Responsibility of presenting bank for documents and goods; report of reasons for dishonor; referee in case of need.

404.504 - Privilege of presenting bank to deal with goods; security interest for expenses.