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by Answerbag Staff on January 20th, 2010

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When do uncashed checks expire?

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  • by Paula Brown on January 20th, 2010

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    The rules differ from bank to bank and state to state, but generally a check is good for six months. A check that is over six months old is referred to as a "stale check" and it's the bank's decision on whether it can be cashed.

    Source:

    Super Pages: How Long Do You Have to Cash a Personal Check?

    The Truth of Credit: How Long Do I Have to Cash a Check?

    More Information:

    Stale Checks: How Long Can Someone Wait to Deposit a Check?

    Cornell University Law School: Uniform Commercial Code

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