1.    A customer or any other person authorized to draw on the account may stop payment of any item drawn on the customer’s account or close the account by an order to the bank describing the item or account with reasonable certainty received at such time and in such manner as to afford the bank a reasonable opportunity to act on it before any action by the bank with respect to the item described in section 41-04-31. If the signature of more than one person is required to draw on an account, any of these persons may stop payment or close the account.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 41-04-34

  • Authorized: when used with reference to a financing statement record, means that the financing statement record was filed by a person authorized to do so as provided in sections 41-09-80 and 41-09-130. See North Dakota Code 41-10-01
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2.    A stop order is effective for six months after the time it is received, but it lapses after fourteen calendar days if the original order was oral and was not confirmed in a record within that period. A stop order may be renewed for additional six-month periods by a record given to the bank within a period during which the stop order is effective.

3.    The burden of establishing the fact and amount of loss resulting from the payment of an item contrary to a stop payment order or order to close an account is on the customer. The loss from payment of an item contrary to a stop payment order may include damages for dishonor of subsequent items pursuant to section 41-04-33.