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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 355.3-413: Obligation of acceptor.

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    (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.

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