Me. Stat. tit. 11 § 4-1105

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 634
Section 4-1105 - Other definitions
(1). In this Article:
(a). "Authorized account" means a deposit account of a customer in a bank designated by the customer as a source of payment of payment orders issued by the customer to the bank. If a customer does not so designate an account, any account of the customer is an authorized account if payment of a payment order from that account is not inconsistent with a restriction on the use of that account; [1991, c. 812, §2 (NEW).]
(b). "Bank" means a person engaged in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union and trust company. A branch or separate office of a bank is a separate bank for purposes of this Article; [1991, c. 812, §2 (NEW).]
(c). "Customer" means a person, including a bank, having an account with a bank or from whom a bank has agreed to receive payment orders; [1991, c. 812, §2 (NEW).]
(d). "Funds transfer business day" of a receiving bank means the part of a day during which the receiving bank is open for the receipt, processing and transmittal of payment orders and cancellations and amendments of payment orders; [1991, c. 812, §2 (NEW).]
(e). "Funds transfer system" means a wire transfer network, automated clearing house or other communication system of a clearing house or other association of banks through which a payment order by a bank may be transmitted to the bank to which the order is addressed; and [2009, c. 325, Pt. B, §17 (AMD); 2009, c. 325, Pt. B, §27 (AFF).]
(f). [2009, c. 325, Pt. B, §18 (RP); 2009, c. 325, Pt. B, §27 (AFF).]
(g). "Prove" with respect to a fact means to meet the burden of establishing the fact (section 1-1201, subsection (8)). [2009, c. 325, Pt. B, §19 (AMD); 2009, c. 325, Pt. B, §27 (AFF).]

[2009, c. 325, Pt. B, §§17-19 (AMD); 2009, c. 325, Pt. B, §27 (AFF).]

(2). Other definitions applying to this Article and the sections in which they appear are:

"Acceptance"

Section 4-1209

"Beneficiary"

Section 4-1103

"Beneficiary's bank"

Section 4-1103

"Executed"

Section 4-1301

"Execution date"

Section 4-1301

"Funds transfer"

Section 4-1104

"Funds transfer system rule"

Section 4-1501

"Intermediary bank"

Section 4-1104

"Originator"

Section 4-1104

"Originator's bank"

Section 4-1104

"Payment by beneficiary's bank to beneficiary"

Section 4-1405

"Payment by originator to beneficiary"

Section 4-1406

"Payment by sender to receiving bank"

Section 4-1403

"Payment date"

Section 4-1401

"Payment order"

Section 4-1103

"Receiving bank"

Section 4-1103

"Security procedure"

Section 4-1201

"Sender"

Section 4-1103

[1991, c. 812, §2 (NEW).]

(3). The following definitions in Article 4 apply to this Article:

"Clearing house"

Section 4-104

"Item"

Section 4-104

"Suspends payments"

Section 4-104

[1991, c. 812, §2 (NEW).]

(4). In addition, Article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this Article.

[1991, c. 812, §2 (NEW).]

11 M.R.S. § 4-1105

1991, c. 812, § 2 (NEW) . 2009, c. 325, Pt. B, §§17-19 (AMD) . 2009, c. 325, Pt. B, §27 (AFF) .