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N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code Law § 3-122: Accrual of Cause of Action

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  1. Uniform Commercial Code Law
  2. Article 3. Commercial Paper
  3. Part 1. Short Title, Form and Interpretation

Section 3--122. Accrual of Cause of Action.

(1) A cause of action against a maker or an acceptor accrues

(a) in the case of a time instrument on the day after maturity;

(b) in the case of a demand instrument upon its date or, if no

date is stated, on the date of issue.

(2) A cause of action against the obligor of a demand or time

certificate of deposit accrues upon demand, but demand on a time

certificate may not be made until on or after the date of maturity.

(3) A cause of action against a drawer of a draft or an indorser of

any instrument accrues upon demand following dishonor of the instrument.

Notice of dishonor is a demand.

(4) Unless an instrument provides otherwise, interest runs at the rate

provided by law for a judgment

(a) in the case of a maker, acceptor or other primary obligor of

a demand instrument, from the date of demand;

(b) in all other cases from the date of accrual of the cause of

action.

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