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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 502.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person to whom a check, a draft, an order, or like instrument is tendered may, if the instrument is dishonored or returned unpaid for any reason, charge and collect from the maker or drawer, or the person for whose benefit the instrument was given, an amount not to exceed twenty dollars ($20) plus an amount equal to the actual charge by the depository institution for each returned or dishonored instrument. The charge shall not be considered an interest charge, a finance charge, a time price differential, or any charge of a similar nature.
(b) To the extent applicable to a federally chartered bank, if a check is dishonored, a bank, trust, banc, banco, or bancorp may not charge any party other than the maker or drawer of the check a fee in connection with the dishonoring of the check.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 26. Commercial Law § 26-1-3.1-502.5 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-26-commercial-law/in-code-sect-26-1-3-1-502-5/
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