[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 31CFR240.6]

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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
         CHAPTER II--FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 240--INDORSEMENT AND PAYMENT OF CHECKS DRAWN ON THE UNITED STATES TREASURY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 240.6  Reclamation of amounts of paid checks.

    (a) If, after a check has been paid by Treasury, it is found to:
    (1) Bear a forged or unauthorized indorsement; or
    (2) Contain any other material defect or alteration which was not 
discovered upon first examination, then, upon demand by the Treasury in 
accordance with the procedures specified in Sec. 240.7 of this part, the 
presenting bank or other indorser shall refund the amount of the check 
payment.
    (b) Interest on any unpaid item shall commence to accrue on the 
sixty-first day after the reclamation date. Interest shall be calculated 
at the rate set from time to time for purposes of 31 U.S.C. 323. 
Interest shall continue to accrue until the amount demanded is paid or 
the reclamation is abandoned by Treasury.
    (c) In addition to its right to recover interest, Treasury shall 
have the right to recover such other applicable charges (e.g., 
administrative collection costs, late payment penalties) as may be 
authorized or required by law.
    (d) If the Treasury determines that a check has been paid over a 
forged or unauthorized indorsement, the Commissioner may reclaim the 
amount of the check from the presenting bank or any other indorser that 
breached its guarantee of indorsement prior to:
    (1) The end of the one-year period beginning on the date of payment; 
or
    (2) The expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the close of 
the period described in paragraph (d)(1) of this section if a timely 
claim under 31 U.S.C. 3702 is presented to the agency which authorized 
the issuance of the check.