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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 674
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: BANK DEPOSITS AND COLLECTIONS
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674.104 Definitions and index of definitions.
(1) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:
(a) “Account” means any deposit or credit account with a bank, including a demand, time, savings, passbook, share draft, or like account, other than an account evidenced by a certificate of deposit.
(b) “Afternoon” means the period of a day between noon and midnight.
(c) “Banking day” means the part of a day on which a bank is open to the public for carrying on substantially all of its banking functions.
(d) “Clearinghouse” means an association of banks or other payors regularly clearing items.
(e) “Customer” means a person having an account with a bank or for whom a bank has agreed to collect items, including a bank that maintains an account at another bank.
(f) “Documentary draft” means a draft to be presented for acceptance or payment if specified documents, certificated securities (s. 678.1021) or instructions for uncertificated securities (s. 678.1021), or other certificates, statements, or the like are to be received by the drawee or other payor before acceptance or payment of the draft.
(g) “Draft” means a draft as defined in s. 673.1041 or an item, other than an instrument, that is an order.
(h) “Drawee” means a person ordered in a draft to make payment.
(i) “Item” means an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment. The term does not include a payment order governed by chapter 670 or a credit or debit card slip.
(j) “Midnight deadline” with respect to a bank is midnight on its next banking day following the banking day on which it receives the relevant item or notice or from which the time for taking action commences to run, whichever is later.
(k) “Settle” means to pay in cash, by clearinghouse settlement, in a charge or credit or by remittance, or otherwise as agreed. A settlement may be either provisional or final.
(l) “Suspends payments” with respect to a bank means that it has been closed by order of the supervisory authorities, that a public officer has been appointed to take it over, or that it ceases or refuses to make payments in the ordinary course of business.
(2) Other definitions applying to this chapter and the sections in which they appear are:

“Agreement for electronic presentment,” s. 674.1101.

“Bank,” s. 674.105.

“Collecting bank,” s. 674.105.

“Depositary bank,” s. 674.105.

“Intermediary bank,” s. 674.105.

“Payor bank,” s. 674.105.

“Presenting bank,” s. 674.105.

“Presentment notice,” s. 674.1101.

(3) The following definitions in other chapters apply to this chapter:

“Acceptance,” s. 673.4091.

“Alteration,” s. 673.4071.

“Cashier’s check,” s. 673.1041.

“Certificate of deposit,” s. 673.1041.

“Certified check,” s. 673.4091.

“Check,” s. 673.1041.

“Control,” s. 677.106.

“Good faith,” s. 673.1031.

“Holder in due course,” s. 673.3021.

“Instrument,” s. 673.1041.

“Notice of dishonor,” s. 673.5031.

“Order,” s. 673.1031.

“Ordinary care,” s. 673.1031.

“Person entitled to enforce,” s. 673.3011.

“Presentment,” s. 673.5011.

“Promise,” s. 673.1031.

“Prove,” s. 673.1031.

“Teller’s check,” s. 673.1041.

“Unauthorized signature,” s. 673.4031.

(4) In addition, chapter 671 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this chapter.
History.s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 1, ch. 71-44; s. 1, ch. 75-73; s. 10, ch. 92-82; s. 22, ch. 98-11; s. 16, ch. 2010-131; s. 153, ch. 2025-92.
Note.s. 4-104, U.C.C.

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Cases Citing Statute 674.104

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Capital City First Nat. Bank v. Lewis State Bank, 341 So. 2d 1025 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977).

Cited 12 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 21 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 183

...d without dishonor until the close of the next business day following presentment... ." Sec. 673.508(2), F.S. 1973, "Notice of dishonor": "Any necessary notice [of dishonor] must be given by a bank before its midnight deadline [the next banking day, § 674.104(h)]......
...ay be treated as being received at the opening of the next banking day." Sec. 674.202(2), F.S. 1973, "Responsibility for collection; when action seasonable": "A collecting bank taking proper action before its midnight deadline [the next banking day, § 674.104(h)] following receipt of an item ......
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Carl v. Repub. Sec. Bank, 282 F. Supp. 2d 1358 (S.D. Fla. 2003).

Cited 10 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21201, 2003 WL 21078045

...This case turns on an interpretation of Florida banking law. Florida's statutory version of the Uniform Commercial Code, Article 4, defines an "account" as "any deposit or credit account with a bank, including a demand, time, savings, passbook, share draft, or like account." Fla. Stat. § 674.104(1)(a)....
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Gathercrest Ltd. v. First Am. Bank & Trust, 649 F. Supp. 106 (M.D. Fla. 1985).

Cited 9 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18147

...§ 673.104. The critical issue is whether or not they are documentary drafts. A documentary draft is "any negotiable or non-negotiable draft with accompanying documents, securities or other papers to be delivered against honor of the draft." Fla.Stat. § 674.104(1)(f)....
...document itself. See Peoples Bank in *119 North Fort Myers v. Bob Lincoln, Inc., 283 So.2d 400, 402 (Fla. 2d DCA 1973); Memphis Aero Corporation v. First American National Bank, 647 S.W.2d at 222; New Ulm State Bank v. Brown, 558 S.W.2d at 25. Under § 674.104(1)(i), the term properly payable "includes the availability of funds for payment at the time of decision to pay or dishonor." Courts have differed as to whether or not insufficiency of funds renders an item not "properly payable." Compare Memphis Aero Corporation v....
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Anderson v. Branch Banking & Trust Co. ex rel. BankAtlantic, LLC, 119 F. Supp. 3d 1328 (S.D. Fla. 2015).

Cited 7 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 87 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 182, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98235, 2015 WL 4554921

...tic. Therefore, reference is made to BankAtlantic, not BB & T, where appropriate. . An "item” is defined under the Florida Statutes as "an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment.” Fla. Stat. § 674.104 (i)....
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Peoples Bank in North Fort Myers v. Bob Lincoln, Inc., 283 So. 2d 400 (Fla. 2d DCA 1973).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 13 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 672, 1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 6650

...LILES and McNULTY, JJ., concur. ON PETITION FOR REHEARING AND TO CERTIFY THE CAUSE MANN, Chief Judge. Appellant's petition for rehearing would make it appear that the instrument in question was a documentary draft, which it was not. Cf. Fla. Stat. § 673.104 with § 674.104 (1)(f) (1971), F.S.A....
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Bufman Org. v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp., 82 F.3d 1020 (11th Cir. 1996).

Cited 6 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 29 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 905, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 11189

...ance is received by the person to whom presentment is made...." Fla.Stat.Ann. § 673.5011 (1993). The bank's "midnight deadline" is "midnight on its next banking day following the banking day on which it receives the relevant item...." Fla.Stat.Ann. § 674.104(j) (1993) The basic rules regarding the payor bank's liability remain the same under revised U.C.C....
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SCADIF, S.A. v. First Union Nat'l Bank, 208 F. Supp. 2d 1352 (S.D. Fla. 2002).

Cited 5 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 48 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 232, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12962, 2002 WL 1473458

...to the midnight deadline rule and documentary drafts, which are governed by part V of Article 4. Professor Langbein expressed his view that inasmuch as the Check and collection letter do not fall into the definition of documentary draft set forth in section 674.104(f), Florida Statutes, the Check could only have been recognized under Florida law as a demand item, subject to the midnight deadline and strict accountability rule of section 674.302(1)(a)....
...s a third category of items subject to Article 4—collection items which are not accompanied by commercial documents. See PX44 at ¶ 5; Test. of B. Clark, Dec. 12, at 140:13-142:23. Although the term "demand item" is not defined in Florida Statutes, section 674.104(1)(i) defines an "item" as "a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment." See Test....
...t to defenses based on breach of a presentment warranty (ss.674.2081) or proof that the person seeking enforcement of the liability presented or transferred the item for the purpose of defrauding the payor bank. The "midnight deadline" is defined in section 674.104(1)(j), Florida Statutes, as midnight of the next banking day following receipt of the item....
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First Union Nat. Bank v. First Fla. Bank, NA, 616 So. 2d 1168 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 20 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 1017, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 4230, 1993 WL 114778

...ided before the "midnight deadline." In this case, First Florida is the payor bank and Union Bank is the presenting bank. [2] It is undisputed that the midnight deadline in this case, due to a weekend, expired at midnight on Monday, August 18, 1986. § 674.104(h), Fla....
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Gilbert & Caddy, P.A. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 193 F. Supp. 3d 1294 (S.D. Fla. 2016).

Cited 2 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 183865, 2016 WL 4613388

...overned by the Electronic Fund Transfer. Act [“EFTA”] of 1978.” Fla. Stat. Ann. § 670.108 . Therefore, if the Sacks Transfers are governed by the EFTA, they are not covered by Chapter 670 and may constitute “items” within the meaning of §§ 674.104® and 674.406....
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Bank of Miami v. Banco Indus. Y Ganadero, 515 So. 2d 1038 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1987 WL 4126

...t II that the Bank of Miami, by failing to pay or return the checks or to send notice of dishonor before midnight on its next banking day following the banking day on which it received the checks, violated the "midnight deadline" rule, §§ 674.302, 674.104(1)(h), Fla....
...payment of that item the bank either accepts or pays the item or returns it and accompanying documents." "Midnight deadline" is defined as "midnight on [the bank's] next banking day following the banking day on which it receives the relevant item." § 674.104(1)(h), Fla....
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Lucas v. BankAtlantic, 944 So. 2d 1031 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 1686486

...ed in his account. The issue on remand will be whether Lucas can be held responsible for the transfer of the stolen and altered check. Section 674.207(1) refers to the "transfer[ ]" of "an item." The definition of an "item" includes an "instrument." § 674.104(1)(i), Fla....
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Espirito Santo Bank of Florida v. Agronomics Fin. Corp., 591 So. 2d 1078 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 21 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 1054, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 12888, 1991 WL 276886

...“The measure of damages for failure to exercise ordinary care in handling an item is the amount of the item reduced by an amount which could not have been realized by the use of ordinary care, and where there is bad faith it includes other damages, if any, suffered by the party as a proximate consequence.” Section 674.104, Fla.Stat. (1989) (emphasis added). Although section 674.104 does not define “bad faith,” the meaning of the term can be gleaned from other sections of the Code....
...Effective January 1, 1992, the definition of “good faith" is amended to: "‘[G]ood faith’ means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing.” Ch. 91-70 § 670.105(l)(f), Laws of Fla. We express no view regarding the possible effect the new definition will have on section 674.104, Florida Statutes, and the availability of consequential damages in future litigation where bad faith has been alleged....
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Hyman v. Legion Ins. (In re Scott Wetzel Servs., Inc.), 278 B.R. 613 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2002).

Cited 1 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 15 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 176, 2002 Bankr. LEXIS 554

...of America, and was not a payment made on behalf of Legion Insurance. Thus, if anybody received a voidable preference, it was Bank of America and not Legion Insurance. In support of this proposition, Legion Insurance points out that Florida Statutes § 674.104(l)(e) provides that the holder of an account, if the account is overdrawn, is indebted to the bank. However, Section 674.104(l)(e) is the section that defines “customer” as “a person having an account with a bank or for whom a bank has agreed to collect items, including a bank that maintains an account at another bank.” The common feature of both of...
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James Barry Wright v. City of Miami Gardens, etc., 200 So. 3d 765 (Fla. 2016).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 387, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 2044, 2016 WL 4945053

...The qualifying period for all elections by statute is only 96 hours or 4 days long. See §§ 99.061(1)-(3), Fla. Stat. 5 Likewise, a collecting bank and payor bank combined are minimally entitled to at least *777 four business days to effect notice of dishonor. See § 674.104(1)(j), Fla....
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Bufman Org. v. Fed. Deposit Ins., 82 F.3d 1020 (11th Cir. 1996).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...s received by the person to whom presentment is made....” Fla.Stat.Ann. § 673.5011 (1993). The bank’s "midnight deadline” is "midnight on its next banking day following the banking day on which it receives the relevant item-” Fla. Stat.Ann. § 674.104(j) (1993)....
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Johnson v. State, 444 So. 2d 563 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 11495

to cash or deposit any item, as defined in section 674.-104(l)(g), in any bank or depository with intent
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Florida Nat'l Bank at Perry v. Citizens Bank of Perry, 474 So. 2d 852 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 41 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1348, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1949, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 15482

...Jones’ testimony given the fact that the judgment ruled against FNB on the basis of the conditions for presentment imposed by FNB as opposed to a finding that FNB simply refused the presentment. . Relative to provisional vs. final payment or settlement, see Section 674.104(l)(j), 674.213 and UCC Comments.
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Hedglin v. State, 541 So. 2d 763 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 14 Fla. L. Weekly 935, 10 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 453, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 1916, 1989 WL 34501

...The sole question on appeal is the construction of § 832.05(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1987), which provides: (3) CASHING OR DEPOSITING ITEM WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD; PENALTY.— (a) It is unlawful for any person, by act or common scheme, to cash or deposit any item, as defined in s. 674.104(l)(g), in any bank or depository with intent to defraud. Hedglin argues that the instrument included in the definition of “item” under § 674.104(l)(g) must be a negotiable instrument; and, that his drafts were conditional promises to pay and therefore not negotiable. We find no merit in his position. § 674.104(l)(g), Florida Statutes (1987) defines an “item”: (g) “Item” means any instrument or electronically recorded, stored or transmitted message for the payment of money even though it is not negotiable, but does not include money ......

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