Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-3-505
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Evidence of Dishonor
Official statutory text
EVIDENCE OF DISHONOR
(a) The following are admissible as evidence and create a
presumption of dishonor and of any notice of dishonor stated:
(1) A document regular in form as provided in subsection
(b) of this section which purports to be a protest;
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(2) A purported stamp or writing of the drawee, payor
bank, or presenting bank on or accompanying the
instrument stating that acceptance or payment has been
refused unless reasons for the refusal are stated and
the reasons are not consistent with dishonor; and
(3) A book or record of the drawee, payor bank, or
collecting bank, kept in the usual course of business
which shows dishonor, even if there is no evidence of
who made the entry.
(b) A protest is a certificate of dishonor made by a United
States consul or vice consul, or a notary public or other person
authorized to administer oaths by the law of the place where
dishonor occurs. It may be made upon information satisfactory to
that person. The protest must identify the instrument and certify
either that presentment has been made or, if not made, the reason
why it was not made, and that the instrument has been dishonored by
nonacceptance or nonpayment. The protest may also certify that
notice of dishonor has been given to some or all parties.
(a) The following are admissible as evidence and create a
presumption of dishonor and of any notice of dishonor stated:
(1) A document regular in form as provided in subsection
(b) of this section which purports to be a protest;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12A. Uniform Commercial Code Page 323
(2) A purported stamp or writing of the drawee, payor
bank, or presenting bank on or accompanying the
instrument stating that acceptance or payment has been
refused unless reasons for the refusal are stated and
the reasons are not consistent with dishonor; and
(3) A book or record of the drawee, payor bank, or
collecting bank, kept in the usual course of business
which shows dishonor, even if there is no evidence of
who made the entry.
(b) A protest is a certificate of dishonor made by a United
States consul or vice consul, or a notary public or other person
authorized to administer oaths by the law of the place where
dishonor occurs. It may be made upon information satisfactory to
that person. The protest must identify the instrument and certify
either that presentment has been made or, if not made, the reason
why it was not made, and that the instrument has been dishonored by
nonacceptance or nonpayment. The protest may also certify that
notice of dishonor has been given to some or all parties.
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