§490:4-102  Applicability.  (a)  To the
extent that items within this article are also within articles 3 and 8, they
are subject to those articles.  If there is conflict, this article governs article
3, but article 8 governs this article.



(b)  The liability of a bank for action or
nonaction with respect to an item handled by it for purposes of presentment,
payment, or collection is governed by the law of the place where the bank is
located.  In the case of action or nonaction by or at a branch or separate
office of a bank, its liability is governed by the law of the place where the
branch or separate office is located. [L 1965, c 208, §4-102; HRS §490:4-102;
am L 1991, c 118, pt of §4]