Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 4.401
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 the 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 Section 4.403 (Customer’s Right to Stop Payment; Burden of Proof of Loss)(b) 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 (When Items Subject to Notice, Stop-payment Order, Legal Process, or Setoff; Order in Which Items May Be Charged or Certified). 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 of subsequent items under Section 4.402 (Bank’s Liability to Customer for Wrongful Dishonor).

(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.
Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 2343, ch. 785, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

Source: Section 4.401 — When Bank May Charge Customer's Account, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.­4.­htm#4.­401 (accessed Apr. 13, 2024).

4.101
Short Title 4.102
Applicability 4.103
Variation by Agreement 4.104
Definitions and Index of Definitions 4.106
Payable Through or Payable at Bank 4.107
Separate Office of a Bank 4.108
Time of Receipt of Items 4.109
Delays 4.110
Electronic Presentment 4.111
Statute of Limitations 4.112
Payment of Check at Par 4.202
Responsibility for Collection or Return 4.203
Effect of Instructions 4.204
Methods of Sending and Presenting 4.205
Depository Bank Holder of Unindorsed Item 4.206
Transfer Between Banks 4.207
Transfer Warranties 4.208
Presentment Warranties 4.209
Encoding and Retention Warranties 4.210
Security Interest of Collecting Bank in Items, Accompanying Documents and Proceeds 4.211
When Bank Gives Value for Purposes of Holder in Due Course 4.212
Presentment by Notice of Item Not Payable By, Through or at a Bank 4.213
Medium and Time of Settlement by Bank 4.214
Right of Charge-back or Refund 4.215
Final Payment of Item by Payor Bank 4.216
Insolvency and Preference 4.301
Deferred Posting 4.302
Payor Bank’s Responsibility for Late Return of Item 4.303
When Items Subject to Notice, Stop-payment Order, Legal Process, or Setoff 4.401
When Bank May Charge Customer’s Account 4.402
Bank’s Liability to Customer for Wrongful Dishonor 4.403
Customer’s Right to Stop Payment 4.404
Bank Not Obligated to Pay Check More than Six Months Old 4.405
Death or Incompetence of Customer 4.406
Customer’s Duty to Discover and Report Unauthorized Signature or Alteration 4.407
Payor Bank’s Right to Subrogation on Improper Payment 4.501
Handling of Documentary Drafts 4.503
Responsibility of Presenting Bank for Documents and Goods 4.504
Privilege of Presenting Bank to Deal with Goods
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Accessed:
Apr. 13, 2024

§ 4.401’s source at texas​.gov