Wisconsin Code § 404.503

Responsibility of presenting bank for documents and goods; report of reasons for dishonor; referee in case of need
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(1) Unless otherwise instructed and except as provided in ch. 405, a bank presenting a documentary
draft:
(a) Must deliver the documents to the drawee on acceptance
of the draft if it is payable more than 3 days after presentment;
otherwise, only on payment.
(b) Upon dishonor, either in the case of presentment for acceptance or presentment for payment, may seek and follow instructions from any referee in case of need designated in the draft
or, if the presenting bank does not choose to utilize the referee’s
services, it must use diligence and good faith to ascertain the rea-

son for dishonor, must notify its transferor of the dishonor and of
the results of its effort to ascertain the reasons therefor and must
request instructions.
(2) The presenting bank is under no obligation with respect to
goods represented by the documents except to follow any reasonable instructions seasonably received; it has a right to reimbursement for any expense incurred in following instructions and to
prepayment of or indemnity for those expenses.

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