(a) In Chapter 55, Article 4 NMSA 1978, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "account" means any deposit or credit account with a bank, including a demand, time, savings, passbook, share draft or like account, other than an account evidenced by a certificate of deposit;
(2) "afternoon" means the period of a day between noon and midnight;
(3) "banking day" means the part of a day on which a bank is open to the public for carrying on substantially all of its banking functions;
(4) "clearing house" means an association of banks or other payors regularly clearing items;
(5) "customer" means a person having an account with a bank or for whom a bank has agreed to collect items, including a bank that maintains an account at another bank;
(6) "documentary draft" means a draft to be presented for acceptance or payment if specified documents, certificated securities pursuant to Section 55-8-102 NMSA 1978 or instructions for uncertificated securities pursuant to Section 55-8-102 NMSA 1978 or other certificates, statements or the like are to be received by the drawee or other payor before acceptance or payment of the drafts;
(7) "draft" means a draft as defined in Section 55-3-104 NMSA 1978 or an item, other than an instrument, that is an order;
(8) "drawee" means a person ordered in a draft to make payment;
(9) "item" means an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment. The term does not include a payment order governed by Chapter 55, Article 4A NMSA 1978 or a credit or debit card slip;
(10) "midnight deadline" with respect to a bank is midnight on its next banking day following the banking day on which it receives the relevant item or notice or from which the time for taking action commences to run, whichever is later;
(11) "settle" means to pay in cash, by "clearing-house" settlement, in a charge or credit or by remittance or otherwise as agreed. A settlement may be either provisional or final; and
(12) "suspends payments" with respect to a bank means that it has been closed by order of the supervisory authorities, that a public officer has been appointed to take it over or that it ceases or refuses to make payments in the ordinary course of business.
(b) Other definitions applying to Chapter 55, Article 4 NMSA 1978 and the sections in which they appear are:
(d) In addition, Chapter 55, Article 1 NMSA 1978 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this article.
(a) In Chapter 55, Article 4 NMSA 1978, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "account" means any deposit or credit account with a bank, including a demand, time, savings, passbook, share draft or like account, other than an account evidenced by a certificate of deposit;
(2) "afternoon" means the period of a day between noon and midnight;
(3) "banking day" means the part of a day on which a bank is open to the public for carrying on substantially all of its banking functions;
(4) "clearing house" means an association of banks or other payors regularly clearing items;
(5) "customer" means a person having an account with a bank or for whom a bank has agreed to collect items, including a bank that maintains an account at another bank;
(6) "documentary draft" means a draft to be presented for acceptance or payment if specified documents, certificated securities pursuant to Section 55-8-102 NMSA 1978 or instructions for uncertificated securities pursuant to Section 55-8-102 NMSA 1978 or other certificates, statements or the like are to be received by the drawee or other payor before acceptance or payment of the drafts;
(7) "draft" means a draft as defined in Section 55-3-104 NMSA 1978 or an item, other than an instrument, that is an order;
(8) "drawee" means a person ordered in a draft to make payment;
(9) "item" means an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment. The term does not include a payment order governed by Chapter 55, Article 4A NMSA 1978 or a credit or debit card slip;
(10) "midnight deadline" with respect to a bank is midnight on its next banking day following the banking day on which it receives the relevant item or notice or from which the time for taking action commences to run, whichever is later;
(11) "settle" means to pay in cash, by "clearing-house" settlement, in a charge or credit or by remittance or otherwise as agreed. A settlement may be either provisional or final; and
(12) "suspends payments" with respect to a bank means that it has been closed by order of the supervisory authorities, that a public officer has been appointed to take it over or that it ceases or refuses to make payments in the ordinary course of business.
(b) Other definitions applying to Chapter 55, Article 4 NMSA 1978 and the sections in which they appear are:
(d) In addition, Chapter 55, Article 1 NMSA 1978 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this article.
(a) In Chapter 55, Article 4 NMSA 1978, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "account" means any deposit or credit account with a bank, including a demand, time, savings, passbook, share draft or like account, other than an account evidenced by a certificate of deposit;
(2) "afternoon" means the period of a day between noon and midnight;
(3) "banking day" means the part of a day on which a bank is open to the public for carrying on substantially all of its banking functions;
(4) "clearing house" means an association of banks or other payors regularly clearing items;
(5) "customer" means a person having an account with a bank or for whom a bank has agreed to collect items, including a bank that maintains an account at another bank;
(6) "documentary draft" means a draft to be presented for acceptance or payment if specified documents, certificated securities pursuant to Section 55-8-102 NMSA 1978 or instructions for uncertificated securities pursuant to Section 55-8-102 NMSA 1978 or other certificates, statements or the like are to be received by the drawee or other payor before acceptance or payment of the drafts;
(7) "draft" means a draft as defined in Section 55-3-104 NMSA 1978 or an item, other than an instrument, that is an order;
(8) "drawee" means a person ordered in a draft to make payment;
(9) "item" means an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment. The term does not include a payment order governed by Chapter 55, Article 4A NMSA 1978 or a credit or debit card slip;
(10) "midnight deadline" with respect to a bank is midnight on its next banking day following the banking day on which it receives the relevant item or notice or from which the time for taking action commences to run, whichever is later;
(11) "settle" means to pay in cash, by "clearing-house" settlement, in a charge or credit or by remittance or otherwise as agreed. A settlement may be either provisional or final; and
(12) "suspends payments" with respect to a bank means that it has been closed by order of the supervisory authorities, that a public officer has been appointed to take it over or that it ceases or refuses to make payments in the ordinary course of business.
(b) Other definitions applying to Chapter 55, Article 4 NMSA 1978 and the sections in which they appear are:
(d) In addition, Chapter 55, Article 1 NMSA 1978 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this article.