{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12a-12a-3-409","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-3-409","heading":"Acceptance of Draft; Certified Check","body":"ACCEPTANCE OF DRAFT; CERTIFIED CHECK\n\n(a) \"Acceptance\" means the drawee's signed agreement to pay a\n\ndraft as presented. It must be written on the draft and may consist\n\nof the drawee's signature alone. Acceptance may be made at any time\n\nand becomes effective when notification pursuant to instructions is\n\ngiven or the accepted draft is delivered for the purpose of giving\n\nrights on the acceptance to any person.\n\n(b) A draft may be accepted although it has not been signed by\n\nthe drawer, is otherwise incomplete, is overdue, or has been\n\ndishonored.\n\n(c) If a draft is payable at a fixed period after sight and the\n\nacceptor fails to date the acceptance, the holder may complete the\n\nacceptance by supplying a date in good faith.\n\n(d) \"Certified check\" means a check accepted by the bank on\n\nwhich it is drawn. Acceptance may be made as stated in subsection\n\n(a) of this section or by a writing on the check which indicates\n\nthat the check is certified. The drawee of a check has no\n\nobligation to certify the check, and refusal to certify is not\n\ndishonor of the check.","path":["OK Code","Title 12A"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12A.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"ceb356440cf128cf9c0051b9d3ab708ecc139fcaa959744ea50e445a1455e905","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12a-12a-3-408","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12a-12a-3-410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}