{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-3-409","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-3-409","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 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 3. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS","Part 4. Liability of Parties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0300/chapter_0030/part_0040/section_0090/0300-0030-0040-0090.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:54Z","sha256":"852fa40bf58c5ba3eb33e3328829dce89d8878d20708e7fcde3457266f91583a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-3-408","next":"us-mt/30-3-410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}