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July/August,
2005 You
Are Asking . . . Q:
A customer told us that her ex-husband threatened that if he was
ordered to pay her for something, he would write the check on his
shirt -- apparently she’s “taking the shirt off of his
back.” Is this a legal check? How must a check be written?
Does it need to be on check-sized paper or have his bank’s
name on it?
A:
It is a “legal” check -- it is negotiable. A check
does not have to be on check-sized paper to be a legal check. Under
the Uniform Commercial Code, it only has to be an unconditional
order to pay a sum certain in money on demand and identify the bank
and account on which it is drawn. N.D.C.C. § 41-03-04(6).
However, in order to be processed through the clearing system, there
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