{"data":{"id":"us-pa/13-pa.c.s.-3408","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"13 Pa.C.S. § 3408","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 13 - COMMERCIAL CODE","CHAPTER 34 LIABILITY OF PARTIES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=13\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=34\u0026sctn=8\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2025-12-01 (Statute Update stamp, 13 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:03Z","sha256":"852fa40bf58c5ba3eb33e3328829dce89d8878d20708e7fcde3457266f91583a","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/13-pa.c.s.-3407","next":"us-pa/13-pa.c.s.-3409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}