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ATX - Despite some of the rather rude (and naive) replies you have received here,you actually have raised a very interesting issue:The fact is, the requirements of a draft (of which a check is an example)are spelled out by article three of the Uniform Commercial Code, which hasbeen adopted, with modifications, by all the states, except maybe one. I'mnot sure.An address is NOT a requirement to create a negotiable check.The words: "Pay to the order of" or something indicating an order AREneeded, as well as a signature (I think an "x" is sufficient) and a sumcertain - there actually are seven requirements. You actually can write anegotiable check on a cocktail napkin or piece of driftwood. You cannotwrite a check in the sand.Though writing a bizarre check creates a document that binds your financialinstitution to make payment, what is not clear to me is under whichcircumstances - if any - one has to ACCEPT a check that meets therequirements but lacks something that the merchant would LIKE to see, suchas a printed address. I have not studied the law or case law on this. But itwould be very interesting.It does seem clear that Rite-Aid is concerned about fraud. But a printedaddress would not seem to make the check any more safe since you simplycould scan an old check into a computer and replace the address with any oneyou want and print it out. Who would know? Of course, as one response said,they probably want the address on the check to match the one on yourdriver's license to make sure they know where to find you, which seemsreasonable.The main issue in this case probably is: Will merchants will release goodsin exchange for what they feel may be a suspicious document? It might not bea problem if you were not seeking to take goods with you or obtain a serviceon the spot that the merchant could not recover if the check turns out to bephony.For example, if you were to submit such a check - even on a cocktailnapkin - with your mortgage payment, it would seem that your mortgagecompany could not reject it and charge you a penalty since you HAVE supplieda bona fide piece of commercial paper. I think they would be pretty muchforced to cash it. Furthermore, when your bank receives the "cocktail napkincheck" from your mortgage company, it WOULD be compelled to honor the orderto pay.Again, it would be interesting to see the case law on this. Anyone here wantto try paying a bill using a cocktail napkin check and report back?I should add that, under the UCC, words written on the negotiable instrumenttake precedence over pre-printed words. And numbers written in words, suchas "One thousand, eight hundred and forty-three dollars," take precedenceover written numbers, such as $1,843.A Web search will provide you with sites that interpret the rules. You alsocan read the UCC itself online, though it is VERY dry and technicallywritten, prohibitively so, I think. Keep in mind also that in adopting thecode, states may modify it. So your rights and responsibilities may veryfrom state to state. But I suspect the draft rules are pretty much the sameif not always the same, as needed to facility interstate commerce.By the way, I hate paying anything by check or debit card. Using a creditcard (assuming you have one without a balance) is always best, since you getextra protections and a longer float period, during which the money you havecommitted to pay sits in the bank earning interest - hopefully.Anyway, good question though. Thanks for posting it.--Regards,Anthony Giorgianni(I prefer that you reply by posting back to the newsgroup. If you mustemail: remove "killspam" from reply address. This email address will bevalid for a short time only.)"Ablang-Duff" wrote in messagenews:20030719203824.00688.00000234@mb-m25.aol.com... I have pre-printed checks, but the address is old, so I put address labelsover them (including my old name), so far Rite-Aid has been the only one togive me a hassle over this. Even if you can see my old name & address underneaththe address label, they stil
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