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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING SUBSTITUTE CHECKS

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## SEC. 4 GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING SUBSTITUTE CHECKS **[**[12 U.S.C. 5003](/us/usc/t12/s5003)**]** ###
(a)No Agreement Required A person may deposit, present, or send for collection or return a substitute check without an agreement with the recipient, so long as a bank has made the warranties in section 5 with respect to such substitute check. ###
(b)Legal Equivalence A substitute check shall be the legal equivalent of the original check for all purposes, including any provision of any Federal or State law, and for all persons if the substitute check— ####
(1)accurately represents all of the information on the front and back of the original check as of the time the original check was truncated; and ####
(2)bears the legend: “This is a legal copy of your check. You can use it the same way you would use the original check.”. ###
(c)Endorsements A bank shall ensure that the substitute check for which the bank is the reconverting bank bears all endorsements applied by parties that previously handled the check (whether in electronic form or in the form of the original paper check or a substitute check) for forward collection or return. ###
(d)Identification of Reconverting Bank A bank shall identify itself as a reconverting bank on any substitute check for which the bank is a reconverting bank so as to preserve any previous reconverting bank identifications in conformance with generally applicable industry standards. ###
(e)Applicable Law A substitute check that is the legal equivalent of the original check under subsection
(b)shall be subject to any provision, including any provision relating to the protection of customers, of part 229 of title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Uniform Commercial Code, and any other applicable Federal or State law as if such substitute check were the original check, to the extent such provision of law is not inconsistent with this Act.
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