Ohio Code § 5.40
Ohio Code § 5.40. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5.40.
Any financial institution doing business in this state may outside of regular banking
hours on any day, or at any time on a day which is in whole or in part a holiday,
pay, certify, or accept negotiable or nonnegotiable instruments including a demand
instrument dated on the holiday on which it is presented for payment, certification,
or acceptance, and transact any other business which would be valid if done on a business
day during regular banking hours. This section does not affect any law relative to the time of maturity or presentment
of negotiable instruments or the validity of any law relative to transactions by persons
or corporations. This section does not require a financial institution which remains open for business
on all or a part of any holiday to perform any act on that day in its capacity as
collection agent which would not be required of it if it were closed on such holiday
or part holiday.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5.40
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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