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Section 7-4-504 - Privilege of Presenting Bank to Deal with Goods; Security Interest for Expenses — Alabama Law | CourtGPT
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Section 7-4-504 - Privilege of Presenting Bank to Deal with Goods; Security Interest for Expenses

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(a) A presenting bank that, following the dishonor of a documentary draft, has seasonably requested instructions but does not receive them within a reasonable time may store, sell, or otherwise deal with the goods in any reasonable manner.(b) For its reasonable expenses incurred by action under subsection (a), the presenting bank has a lien upon the goods or their proceeds, which may be foreclosed in the same manner as an unpaid seller’s lien.

Source: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=7-4-504· Version 2026