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HomeCommercial CodeDiv. 11Ch. 3§ 11304 Sender Notification Duty Error

§ 11304 Sender Notification Duty Error

Commercial Code·California
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§ 11304 Sender Notification Duty Error

This law says if you send money by mistake and the bank tells you about it, you have to check and tell the bank within 90 days. If you don’t, the bank won’t pay you interest on the money they owe back.

Key Takeaways

  • •If you send money by mistake, check your bank messages.
  • •Tell the bank about the mistake within 90 days.
  • •If you wait too long, you won’t get extra money (interest) back.

Example

You send $500 to the wrong person by mistake. The bank tells you the money was sent. You notice the mistake but wait 6 months to tell the bank.

Because you didn’t tell the bank within 90 days, they won’t pay you interest on the $500 they have to give back.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source
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§ 11304 Sender Notification Duty Error

If the sender of a payment order that is erroneously executed as stated in Section 11303 receives notification from the receiving bank that the order was executed or that the sender’s account was debited with respect to the order, the sender has a duty to exercise ordinary care to determine, on the basis of information available to the sender, that the order was erroneously executed and to notify the bank of the relevant facts within a reasonable time not exceeding 90 days after the notification from the bank was received by the sender. If the sender fails to perform that duty, the bank is not obliged to pay interest on any amount refundable to the sender under subdivision (d) of Section 11402 for the period before the bank learns of the execution error. The bank is not entitled to any recovery from the sender on account of a failure by the sender to perform the duty stated in this section. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 125, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

payment ordererroneously executedordinary care90 daysrefundable amount

Related Statutes

  • § 11301 Payment Order Execution
  • § 11302 Receiving Bank Execution Obligations
  • § 11205 Payment Order Error Liability
  • § 10301 Lease Contract Enforcement
  • § 10302 Lease Title And Possession

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Commercial Code. Section 11304.
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