{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-4-404","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:4-404","heading":"Bank not obliged to pay check more than 6 months old.","body":"A bank is under no obligation to a customer having a checking account to pay a check, other than a certified check, which is presented more than 6 months after its date, but it may charge its customer’s account for a payment made thereafter in good faith.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 4. Bank Deposits and Collections.","Part 3. Collection of Items: Payor Banks."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:4-404","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9405a4cdc5eb07578ab3ca6c95e7f37f96c756a813b69037e41e8402333b16b9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-4-403","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-4-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}