Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 74 § 74.2140 — Right
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 74 ·
Oregon Code § 74.2140·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Right
of charge-back or refund; liability of collecting bank; return of item.
(1) If a collecting bank has made
provisional settlement with its customer for an item and fails by reason of
dishonor, suspension of payments by a bank or otherwise to receive a settlement
for the item which is or becomes final, the bank may revoke the settlement
given by it, charge back the amount of any credit given for the item to its
customers account or obtain refund from its customer, whether or not it is
able to return the item, if by its midnight deadline or within a longer
reasonable time after it learns the facts it returns the item or sends
notification of the facts. If the return or notice is delayed beyond the banks
midnight deadline or a longer reasonable time after it learns the facts, the
bank may revoke the settlement, charge back the credit or obtain refund from
its customer, but it is liable for any loss resulting from the delay. The
rights to revoke, charge back and obtain refund terminate if and when a
settlement for the item received by the bank is or becomes final.
(2) A collecting
bank returns an item when it is sent or delivered to the banks customer or
transferor or pursuant to its instructions.
(3) A depositary
bank that is also the payor may charge back the amount of an item to its
customers account or obtain refund in accordance with the provision governing
return of an item received by a payor bank for credit on its books as provided
in ORS 74.3010.
(4) The right to
charge back is not affected by:
(a) Previous use
of a credit given for the item; or
(b) Failure by
any bank to exercise ordinary care with respect to the item, but a bank so
failing remains liable.
(5) A failure to
charge back or claim refund does not affect other rights of the bank against
the customer or any other party.
(6) If credit is
given in dollars as the equivalent of the value of an item payable in a foreign
money, the dollar amount of any charge-back or refund must be calculated on the
basis of the bank-offered spot rate for the foreign money prevailing on the day
when the person entitled to the charge-back or refund learns that it will not
receive payment in ordinary course. [1961 c.726 §74.2140; 1993 c.545 §97]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 74.2140
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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