                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT ORDER (§ 8.4A-209)

a. Subject to subsection (d) of this section, a receiving bank other than the
beneficiary&#8217;s bank accepts a payment order when it executes the order.

b. Subject to subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a beneficiary&#8217;s
bank accepts a payment order at the earliest of the following times:

   1. When the bank (i) pays the beneficiary as stated in subsection (a) or (b)
   of &#xA7; 8.4A-405, or (ii) notifies the beneficiary of receipt of the order
   or that the account of the beneficiary has been credited with respect to the
   order unless the notice indicates that the bank is rejecting the order or that
   funds with respect to the order may not be withdrawn or used until receipt of
   payment from the sender of the order;

   2. When the bank receives payment of the entire amount of the sender&#8217;s
   order pursuant to subdivision (a) (1) or (a) (2) of &#xA7; 8.4A-403; or

   3. The opening of the next funds-transfer business day of the bank following
   the payment date of the order if, at that time, the amount of the
   sender&#8217;s order is fully covered by a withdrawable credit balance in an
   authorized account of the sender or the bank has otherwise received full
   payment from the sender, unless the order was rejected before that time or is
   rejected within (i) one hour after that time, or (ii) one hour after the
   opening of the next business day of the sender following the payment date if
   that time is later. If notice of rejection is received by the sender after the
   payment date and the authorized account of the sender does not bear interest,
   the bank is obliged to pay interest to the sender on the amount of the order
   for the number of days elapsing after the payment date to the day the sender
   receives notice or learns that the order was not accepted, counting that day
   as an elapsed day. If the withdrawable-credit balance during that period falls
   below the amount of the order, the amount of interest payable is reduced
   accordingly.

c. Acceptance of a payment order cannot occur before the order is received by
the receiving bank. Acceptance does not occur under subdivision (b) (2) or (b)
(3) of this section if the beneficiary of the payment order does not have an
account with the receiving bank, the account has been closed, or the receiving
bank is not permitted by law to receive credits for the beneficiary&#8217;s
account.

d. A payment order issued to the originator&#8217;s bank cannot be accepted
until the payment date if the bank is the beneficiary&#8217;s bank, or the
execution date if the bank is not the beneficiary&#8217;s bank. If the
originator&#8217;s bank executes the originator&#8217;s payment order before the
execution date or pays the beneficiary of the originator&#8217;s payment order
before the payment date and the payment order is subsequently canceled pursuant
to subsection (b) of &#xA7; 8.4A-211, the bank may recover from the beneficiary
any payment received to the extent allowed by the law governing mistake and
restitution.

HISTORY: 1990, c. 9.