AB1036,11,6 5(2) In accordance with the agreement of the parties or the standard practice
6referred to in s. 405.108 (5).
AB1036,11,8 7405.105 Consideration. Consideration is not required to issue, amend,
8transfer, or cancel a letter of credit, advice, or confirmation.
AB1036,11,12 9405.106 Issuance, amendment, cancellation, and duration. (1) A letter
10of credit is issued and becomes enforceable according to its terms against the issuer
11when the issuer sends or otherwise transmits it to the person requested to advise or
12to the beneficiary. A letter of credit is revocable only if it so provides.
AB1036,11,17 13(2) After a letter of credit is issued, rights and obligations of a beneficiary,
14applicant, confirmer, and issuer are not affected by an amendment or cancellation
15to which that person has not consented except to the extent the letter of credit
16provides that it is revocable or that the issuer may amend or cancel the letter of credit
17without that consent.
AB1036,11,20 18(3) If there is no stated expiration date or other provision that determines its
19duration, a letter of credit expires one year after its stated date of issuance or, if none
20is stated, after the date on which it is issued.
AB1036,11,22 21(4) A letter of credit that states that it is perpetual expires 5 years after its
22stated date of issuance, or if none is stated, after the date on which it is issued.
AB1036,12,2 23405.107 Confirmer, nominated person, and adviser. (1) A confirmer is
24directly obligated on a letter of credit and has the rights and obligations of an issuer
25to the extent of its confirmation. The confirmer also has rights against and

1obligations to the issuer as if the issuer were an applicant and the confirmer had
2issued the letter of credit at the request and for the account of the issuer.
AB1036,12,4 3(2) A nominated person who is not a confirmer is not obligated to honor or
4otherwise give value for a presentation.
AB1036,12,11 5(3) A person requested to advise may decline to act as an adviser. An adviser
6that is not a confirmer is not obligated to honor or give value for a presentation. An
7adviser undertakes to the issuer and to the beneficiary accurately to advise the terms
8of the letter of credit, confirmation, amendment, or advice received by that person
9and undertakes to the beneficiary to check the apparent authenticity of the request
10to advise. Even if the advice is inaccurate, the letter of credit, confirmation, or
11amendment is enforceable as issued.
AB1036,12,17 12(4) A person who notifies a transferee beneficiary of the terms of a letter of
13credit, confirmation, amendment, or advice has the rights and obligations of an
14adviser under sub. (3). The terms in the notice to the transferee beneficiary may
15differ from the terms in any notice to the transferor beneficiary to the extent
16permitted by the letter of credit, confirmation, amendment, or advice received by the
17person who so notifies.
AB1036,12,23 18405.108 Issuer's rights and obligations. (1) Except as otherwise provided
19in s. 405.109, an issuer shall honor a presentation that, as determined by the
20standard practice referred to in sub. (5), appears on its face strictly to comply with
21the terms and conditions of the letter of credit. Except as otherwise provided in s.
22405.113 and unless otherwise agreed with the applicant, an issuer shall dishonor a
23presentation that does not appear so to comply.
AB1036,13,3
1(2) An issuer has a reasonable time after presentation, but not beyond the end
2of the 7th business day of the issuer after the day of its receipt of documents, to do
3any of the following:
AB1036,13,44 (a) To honor.
AB1036,13,65 (b) If the letter of credit provides for honor to be completed more than 7 business
6days after presentation, to accept a draft or incur a deferred obligation.
AB1036,13,77 (c) To give notice to the presenter of discrepancies in the presentation.
AB1036,13,10 8(3) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (4), an issuer is precluded from
9asserting as a basis for dishonor any discrepancy if timely notice is not given, or any
10discrepancy not stated in the notice if timely notice is given.
AB1036,13,14 11(4) Failure to give the notice specified in sub. (2) or to mention fraud, forgery,
12or expiration in the notice does not preclude the issuer from asserting as a basis for
13dishonor fraud or forgery as described in s. 405.109 (1) or expiration of the letter of
14credit before presentation.
AB1036,13,18 15(5) An issuer shall observe standard practice of financial institutions that
16regularly issue letters of credit. Determination of the standard practice is a matter
17of interpretation for the court. The court shall offer the parties a reasonable
18opportunity to present evidence of the standard practice.
AB1036,13,19 19(6) An issuer is not responsible for any of the following:
AB1036,13,2120 (a) The performance or nonperformance of the underlying contract,
21arrangement, or transaction.
AB1036,13,2222 (b) An act or omission of others.
AB1036,13,2423 (c) Observance or knowledge of the usage of a particular trade other than the
24standard practice referred to in sub. (5).
AB1036,14,3
1(7) If an undertaking constituting a letter of credit contains nondocumentary
2conditions, an issuer shall disregard the nondocumentary conditions and treat them
3as if they were not stated.
AB1036,14,5 4(8) An issuer that has dishonored a presentation shall return the documents
5or hold them at the disposal of, and send advice to that effect to, the presenter.
AB1036,14,7 6(9) An issuer that has honored a presentation as permitted or required by this
7chapter:
AB1036,14,98 (a) Is entitled to be reimbursed by the applicant in immediately available funds
9not later than the date of its payment of funds;
AB1036,14,1010 (b) Takes the documents free of claims of the beneficiary or presenter;
AB1036,14,1211 (c) Is precluded from asserting a right of recourse on a draft under ss. 403.414
12and 403.415;
AB1036,14,1613 (d) Except as otherwise provided in ss. 405.110 and 405.117, is precluded from
14restitution of money paid or other value given by mistake to the extent the mistake
15concerns discrepancies in the documents or tender that are apparent on the face of
16the presentation; and