Oklahoma Code § 12A-4-401

Title 12A. Uniform Commercial Code: When Bank May Charge Customer's Account - Statute of
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WHEN BANK MAY CHARGE CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT
(a)  A bank may charge against the account of a customer an item
that is properly payable from that account even though the charge
creates an overdraft.  An item is properly payable if it is
authorized by the customer and is in accordance with any agreement
between the customer and bank.
(b)  A customer is not liable for the amount of an overdraft if
the customer neither signed the item nor benefited from the proceeds
of the item.

(c)  A bank may charge against the account of a customer a check
that is otherwise properly payable from the account, even though
payment was made before the date of the check, unless the customer
has given notice to the bank of the postdating describing the check
with reasonable certainty.  The notice is effective for the period
stated in subsection (b) of Section 4-403 of this title for stop-
payment orders, and must be received at such time and in such manner
as to afford the bank a reasonable opportunity to act on it before
the bank takes any action with respect to the check described in
Section 4-303 of this title.  If a bank charges against the account
of a customer a check before the date stated in the notice of
postdating, the bank is liable for damages for the loss resulting
from its act.  The loss may include damages for dishonor or
subsequent items under Section 4-402 of this title.
(d)  A bank that in good faith makes payment to a holder may
charge the indicated account of its customer according to:
(1) The original terms of the altered item; or
(2) The terms of the completed item, even though the bank
knows the item has been completed unless the bank has
notice that the completion was improper.
(e)  The statute of limitations on a customer’s claim that an
item charged against an account is not properly payable due to a
forged or unauthorized endorsement begins on the date the item is
finally paid by the bank, without regard to care or lack of care of
either the customer or the bank.

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