Gillis writes a check to Harley as payment for a video game but soon discovers it is broken. He goes to the drawee bank and orally authorizes Ilene, a bank officer, to stop payment on the check. This order is valid for
A) fourteen days.
B) any stated period of time.
C) six days.
D) six months.

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An oral stop payment order is valid for fourteen days unless confirmed in writing, which would then extend it to six months.

Gillis Writes a Check to Harley as Payment for a Video