Florida Statutes 674.1081 – Time of receipt of items
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 674.1081
- Afternoon: means the period of a day between noon and midnight. See Florida Statutes 674.104
- Banking day: means the part of a day on which a bank is open to the public for carrying on substantially all of its banking functions. See Florida Statutes 674.104
- Item: means an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment. See Florida Statutes 674.104
(1) For the purpose of allowing time to process items, prove balances, and make the necessary entries on its books to determine its position for the day, a bank may fix an afternoon hour of 2 p.m. or later as a cutoff hour for the handling of money and items and the making of entries on its books.
(2) An item or deposit of money received on any day after a cutoff hour so fixed or after the close of the banking day may be treated as being received at the opening of the next banking day.