The Vermont Statutes Online
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(Cite as: 9A V.S.A. § 3-505)
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§ 3—505. 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;
(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;
(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. (Added 1993, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.)