{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-3-408","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42a-3-408","heading":"Drawee not liable on unaccepted draft.","body":"A check or other draft does not of itself operate as an assignment of funds in the hands of the drawee available for its payment, and the drawee is not liable on the instrument until the drawee accepts it.","path":["TITLE 42a. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","ARTICLE 3*. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS","PART 4. LIABILITY OF PARTIES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/art_003.htm#sec_42a-3-408","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:15Z","sha256":"852fa40bf58c5ba3eb33e3328829dce89d8878d20708e7fcde3457266f91583a","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-3-407","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-3-409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}