California · Commercial Code

COM §4404: A bank is under no obligation to a customer having a checking account to pay a check, other than a certified check, which is presented more than six months after its date, but it may charge its custom

What this law says, in plain English

Banks are not required to pay checks presented more than six months after the check date, unless the check is certified. Banks may charge customers for this action.

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A bank is under no obligation to a customer having a checking account to pay a check, other than a certified check, which is presented more than six months after its date, but it may charge its customer’s account for a payment made thereafter in good faith.

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