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Wisconsin · Through 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)

Wis. Stat. § 404.504: Privilege of presenting bank to deal with goods; security interest for expenses.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Chs. 401-411, Uniform Commercial Code
  2. Chapter 404 Uniform Commercial Code — Bank Deposits And Collections
  3. SUBCHAPTER V COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTARY DRAFTS

(1) A presenting bank that, following the dishonor of a documentary draft, has seasonably requested instructions but does not receive them within a reasonable time may store, sell, or otherwise deal with the goods in any reasonable manner.

(2) For its reasonable expenses incurred by action under sub. (1), the presenting bank has a lien upon the goods or their proceeds, which may be foreclosed in the same manner as an unpaid seller’s lien.

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