Legislation
SECTION 3-510
Evidence of Dishonor and Notice of Dishonor
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) CHAPTER 38, ARTICLE 3, PART 5
Section 3--510. Evidence of Dishonor and Notice of Dishonor.
The following are admissible as evidence and create a presumption of
dishonor and of any notice of dishonor therein shown:
(a) a document regular in form as provided in the preceding section
which purports to be a protest;
(b) the purported stamp or writing of the drawee, payor bank or
presenting bank on the instrument or accompanying it stating that
acceptance or payment has been refused for reasons consistent with
dishonor;
(c) any book or record of the drawee, payor bank, or any collecting
bank kept in the usual course of business which shows dishonor, even
though there is no evidence of who made the entry.
The following are admissible as evidence and create a presumption of
dishonor and of any notice of dishonor therein shown:
(a) a document regular in form as provided in the preceding section
which purports to be a protest;
(b) the purported stamp or writing of the drawee, payor bank or
presenting bank on the instrument or accompanying it stating that
acceptance or payment has been refused for reasons consistent with
dishonor;
(c) any book or record of the drawee, payor bank, or any collecting
bank kept in the usual course of business which shows dishonor, even
though there is no evidence of who made the entry.