Negotiable Instruments Act Article 20

Any acts required by a party to a negotiable instrument for the exercise and preservation of rights in the instrument shall be performed at the place designated on the instrument. In the absence of a designated place, the acts shall be performed at the party's place of business or, in the absence of a place of business, at the party's domicile or residence.If the place of business, domicile, or residence of the party against whom a protest is contemplated to be made is unknown, a request may be made to the notary public office of a court, a chamber of commerce, or other public office for investigations into the party's whereabouts. If, after investigations, the whereabouts of the party still cannot be ascertained, the protest may be made at the notary public office of the court, the chamber of commerce, or other public office.