{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-3-408","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46-3-408","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":["CHAPTER 46. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.","ARTICLE 3. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46-3-408/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:48Z","sha256":"852fa40bf58c5ba3eb33e3328829dce89d8878d20708e7fcde3457266f91583a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-3-407","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-3-409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}