(a) Subject to subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this section and to section 4-3-419 (d), if an instrument is dishonored, an indorser is obliged to pay the amount due on the instrument (i) according to the terms of the instrument at the time it was indorsed, or (ii) if the indorser indorsed an incomplete instrument, according to its terms when completed, to the extent stated in sections 4-3-115 and 4-3-407. The obligation of the indorser is owed to a person entitled to enforce the instrument or to a subsequent indorser who paid the instrument under this section.
If an indorsement states that it is made "without recourse" or otherwise disclaimsliability of the indorser, the indorser is not liable under subsection (a) of this section to pay the instrument.
If notice of dishonor of an instrument is required by section 4-3-503 and notice ofdishonor complying with that section is not given to an indorser, the liability of the indorser under subsection (a) of this section is discharged.
If a draft is accepted by a bank after an indorsement is made, the liability of theindorser under subsection (a) of this section is discharged.
If an indorser of a check is liable under subsection (a) of this section and the check isnot presented for payment, or given to a depositary bank for collection, within thirty days after the day the indorsement was made, the liability of the indorser under subsection (a) of this section is discharged.
Source: L. 94: Entire article R&RE, p. 868, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 4-3-414 as it existed prior to 1994.