KRS 355.3-413: Obligation of acceptor.
Where this section sits in the code
(1) The acceptor of a draft is obliged to pay the draft:
(a) According to its terms at the time it was accepted, even though the acceptance
states that the draft is payable "as originally drawn" or equivalent terms;
(b) If the acceptance varies the terms of th e draft, according to the terms of the
draft as varied; or
(c) If the acceptance is of a draft that is an incomplete instrument, according to its
terms when completed, to the extent stated in KRS 355.3-115 and 355.3-407;
The obligation is owed to a person entitled to enforce the draft or to the drawer or
an indorser who paid the draft under KRS 355.3-414 or 355.3-415.
(2) (a) If the certification of a check or other acceptance of a draft states the amount
certified or accepted, the obligation of the acceptor is that amount.
(b) If:
1. The certification or acceptance does not state an amount;
2. The amount of the instrument is subsequently raised; and
3. The instrument is then negotiated to a holder in due course,
the obligation of the acceptor is the amoun t of the instrument at the time it
was taken by the holder in due course.
Collected 2026-09-05T20:58:44Z. Source file · JSON