§ 355.0 What does this part cover?
§ 355.1 Do any other regulations cover fiscal agency checks?
§ 355.2 What special terms do I need to know to understand this part?
§ 355.3 Where can I cash my fiscal agency check?
§ 355.4 Is there a time limit on cashing a fiscal agency check?
§ 355.5 What warranties does a presenting bank make?
§ 355.6 What happens if the presenting bank breaches its warranty?
§ 355.7 What notice should I give if I do not receive my check or if a check is lost, stolen, or destroyed?
§ 355.8 How can I get a replacement fiscal agency check?
§ 355.9 What should I do if I recover a check reported as lost, stolen, destroyed, or not received?
§ 355.10 What happens if I present my check to the payor Reserve Bank more than six months after the issue date of the check?
§ 355.11 What should I do if the endorsement on my check is forged or unauthorized?
§ 355.12 What requirements apply if the check is payable to two or more persons?
§ 355.13 Are there any additional requirements related to fiscal agency checks?
§ 355.14 Can these regulations be waived?
§ 355.15 Can these regulations be amended?

Terms Used In 31 CFR Part 355 - Regulations Governing Fiscal Agency Checks

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • physical or mental impairment: includes , but is not limited to, such diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, and drug addition and alcholism. See 45 CFR 1706.103
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC