West Virginia Code § 46-4-209

Encoding and retention warranties
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(a) A person who encodes information on or with respect to an item after issue warrants to
any subsequent collecting bank and to the payor bank or other payor that the information is
correctly encoded. If the customer of a depositary bank encodes, that bank also makes the
warranty.
(b) A person who undertakes to retain an item pursuant to an agreement for electronic
presentment warrants to any subsequent collecting bank and to the payor bank or other
payor that retention and presentment of the item comply with the agreement. If a customer
of a depositary bank undertakes to retain an item, that bank alsou makes this warranty.
(c) A person to whom warranties are made under this section and who took the item in good
faith may recover from the warrantor as damages for breach of warranty an amount equal to
the loss suffered as a result of the breach, plus expenses and loss of interest incurred as a
result of the breach.

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