GroundRules
31 CFR 245.3: Time limit for check claims.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury
- Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Money and Finance
- CHAPTER II—FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
- SUBCHAPTER A—BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE
- PART 245—CLAIMS ON ACCOUNT OF TREASURY CHECKS
(a) Any claim on account of a Treasury check must be presented to the agency that authorized the issuance of such check within one year after the date of issuance of the check or within one year after October 1, 1989, whichever is later.
(b) Any claim by an indorser under § 245.6 will be considered timely if presented to the Commissioner within one year after the date of issuance of the check or within one year after October 1, 1989, whichever is later.
(c) Nothing in this subsection affects the underlying obligation of the United States, or any agency thereof, for which a Treasury check was issued.
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