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Mississippi Code Title 75. Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments § 75-76-175

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A credit instrument accepted on or after June 29, 1991, is valid and may be enforced by legal process.

(2) A licensee or a person acting on the licensee's behalf may accept an incomplete credit instrument which:

(a) Is signed by a patron; and

(b) States the amount of the debt in figures.

and may complete the instrument as is necessary for the instrument to be presented for payment.

(3) A licensee or person acting on behalf of a licensee:

(a) May accept a credit instrument that is dated later than the date of its execution if that later date is furnished at the time of the execution of the credit instrument by the patron.

(b) May not accept a credit instrument which is incomplete, except as authorized by subsection (2) of this section.

(c) May accept a credit instrument that is payable to an affiliated company or may complete a credit instrument in the name of an affiliated company as payee if the credit instrument otherwise complies with this subsection and the records of the affiliated company pertaining to the credit instrument are made available to the executive director upon request.

(4) This section does not prohibit the establishment of an account by a deposit of cash, recognized traveler's check, or any other instruments which is equivalent to cash.

(5) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is subject only to the penalties provided in Sections 75-76-103 through 75-76-119, inclusive.

(6) The commission may adopt regulations prescribing the conditions under which a credit instrument may be redeemed or presented to a bank for collection or payment.

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