# Commercial Law (GCL)

## Title 4A. Funds Transfers

### Subtitle 2. Issue and Acceptance of Payment Order

#### Section 4A-206

(a)

  (1) If a payment order addressed to a receiving bank is transmitted to a funds-transfer system for transmittal to the bank, the funds-transfer system is deemed to be an agent of the sender for the purpose of transmitting the payment order to the bank.

  (2) If there is a discrepancy between the terms of the payment order transmitted to the funds-transfer system and the terms of the payment order transmitted by the funds-transfer system to the bank, the terms of the payment order of the sender are those transmitted by the funds-transfer system.

  (3) This section does not apply to a funds-transfer system of the Federal Reserve Banks.

(b) This section applies to cancellations and amendments of payment orders to the same extent that it applies to payment orders.

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Md. Code Ann., Com. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)