{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-408","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:3-408","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 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 3. Negotiable Instruments.","Part IV. Liability of Parties."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:3-408","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"852fa40bf58c5ba3eb33e3328829dce89d8878d20708e7fcde3457266f91583a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-407","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}