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H. B. 2386
(By Delegates Hamilton and Canterbury)
[Introduced February 13, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §61-3-39c of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to the dishonor or refusal to pay
checks, drafts and orders presented for payment; and setting
forth the reasons that must be identified when a refusal is
made by a drawee.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §61-3-39c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY.
§61-3-39c. Reason for dishonor; duty of drawee.
It shall be the duty of the drawee of any check, draft or
order, before refusing to pay the same to the holder thereof upon
presentation, to cause to be written, printed or stamped in plain
language thereon or attached thereto, the reason for drawee's dishonor or refusal to pay same. Reasons for dishonor or refusal
to pay same shall include: Nonsufficient funds, (NSF) closed
account, account closed, no account, no account on file, refer to
maker, or any other reason in plain language indicating that
sufficient funds were not available to satisfy payment at the time
the check was presented to drawee from payee. In all prosecutions
under section thirty-nine or thirty-nine-a of this article, the
introduction in evidence of any unpaid and dishonored check, draft
or other written order, having the drawee's refusal to pay stamped
or written thereon, or attached thereto, with the reason therefor
as aforesaid reasons stated:
(a) Shall be prima facie evidence of the making or uttering of
said check, draft or other written order, and the due presentation
to the drawee for payment and the its dishonor, thereof, and that
the same was properly dishonored for the reasons written, stamped
or attached by the drawee on such dishonored checks, drafts or
orders; and
(b) Shall be prima facie evidence, as against the maker or
drawer, thereof, of the withdrawing from deposit with the drawee
named in the check, draft or other written order, of the funds on
deposit with such drawee necessary to insure payment of said check,
draft or other written order upon presentation within a reasonable
time after negotiation; and
(c) Shall be prima facie evidence of the drawing, making, uttering or delivering of a check, draft or written order with the
knowledge of insufficient funds in or credit with such drawee.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is set forth the reasons that
must be identified when a drawee dishonors or refuses to pay a
check, draft or order when presented for payment.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.