{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-4-504","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46-4-504","heading":"Privilege of presenting bank to deal with goods; security interest for expenses.","body":"(a) A presenting bank that, following the dishonor of a documentary draft, has seasonably requested instructions but does not receive them within a reasonable time may store, sell, or otherwise deal with the goods in any reasonable manner.\n(b) For its reasonable expenses incurred by action under subsection (a), the presenting bank has a lien upon the goods or their proceeds, which may be foreclosed in the same manner as an unpaid seller's lien.","path":["CHAPTER 46. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.","ARTICLE 4. BANK DEPOSITS AND COLLECTIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46-4-504/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:50Z","sha256":"5eb506683e87d1074afa8430f016a7f0da4f70d4f4c83171f97b686fdca241af","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-4-503","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46-4a-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}