{"data":{"id":"us-vt/9a-v.s.a.-3-408","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"9A V.S.A. § 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 9A: Uniform Commercial Code","Article 003: Negotiable Instruments"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/09A/003","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:53:51Z","sha256":"852fa40bf58c5ba3eb33e3328829dce89d8878d20708e7fcde3457266f91583a","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/9a-v.s.a.-3-407","next":"us-vt/9a-v.s.a.-3-409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}