{"data":{"id":"us/31-cfr-235.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 CFR 235.3","heading":"Settlement of claims.","body":"Upon receipt of a claim by a payee or special indorsee on a check determined to have been paid on a forged indorsement under conditions satisfying the provisions set forth in 31 U.S.C. 3343, accountable officers of the United States, with respect to a check drawn on designated depositaries of the United States, in dollars or in foreign currency, shall cause to be issued a settlement check in the appropriate currency to the payee or special indorsee.","path":["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 235—ISSUANCE OF SETTLEMENT CHECKS FOR FORGED CHECKS DRAWN ON DESIGNATED DEPOSITARIES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-31.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:25Z","sha256":"f04baddcfe3a3bd2845f4a3a14350fb383dd9491f5f699732754f9af0974efb8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-cfr-235.2","next":"us/31-cfr-235.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}