Section 4-A-303. Erroneous Execution of Payment Order  


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  • (1) A receiving bank that (i) executes the payment order of the sender
      by  issuing  a payment order in an amount greater than the amount of the
      sender's order, or (ii) issues a  payment  order  in  execution  of  the
      sender's order and then issues a duplicate order, is entitled to payment
      of  the  amount  of  the  sender's order under subsection (3) of Section   4-A-402 if that subsection is otherwise satisfied. The bank is  entitled
      to  recover  from  the  beneficiary  of  the  erroneous order the excess
      payment received to the extent allowed by the law governing mistake  and
      restitution.
        (2)  A receiving bank that executes the payment order of the sender by
      issuing a payment order in  an  amount  less  than  the  amount  of  the
      sender's  order  is  entitled  to  payment of the amount of the sender's
      order under subsection (3) of Section 4-A-402 if (i) that subsection  is
      otherwise satisfied and (ii) the bank corrects its mistake by issuing an
      additional  payment  order  for  the  benefit  of the beneficiary of the
      sender's order. If the  error  is  not  corrected,  the  issuer  of  the
      erroneous order is entitled to receive or retain payment from the sender
      of  the  order  it  accepted  only  to  the  extent of the amount of the
      erroneous order. This subsection does not apply if  the  receiving  bank
      executes  the  sender's  payment  order by issuing a payment order in an
      amount less than the amount of the sender's order  for  the  purpose  of
      obtaining  payment  of its charges for services and expenses pursuant to
      instruction of the sender.
        (3) If a receiving bank executes the payment order of  the  sender  by
      issuing  a payment order to a beneficiary different from the beneficiary
      of the sender's order and the funds transfer is completed on  the  basis
      of  that  error,  the  sender  of the payment order that was erroneously
      executed and all previous senders in the funds transfer are not  obliged
      to pay the payment orders they issued. The issuer of the erroneous order
      is  entitled  to  recover  from the beneficiary of the order the payment
      received to  the  extent  allowed  by  the  law  governing  mistake  and
      restitution.