Midnight-Deadline Rule

Midnight-Deadline Rule

Definition

A rule set forth in Uniform Commercial Code § 4-302(a), under which a payor bank must pay or return an item or send notice of dishonor by midnight on the next banking day following the banking day on which the bank receives the item. In most states, if the bank fails to do so, the bank is liable for the amount of the item.

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