31 CFR § 235.2 - Definition.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s235.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "31 CFR § 235.2 - Definition."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "235.2"
section_name: "Definition."
chapter_name: "FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE"
part_number: "235"
part_name: "ISSUANCE OF SETTLEMENT CHECKS FOR FORGED CHECKS DRAWN ON DESIGNATED DEPOSITARIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 3343."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 6785, Feb. 14, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "235"
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# 235.2 Definition.
*Accountable Officers of the United States,* as used in these regulations, means disbursing officers authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury to maintain official accounts of the United States in depositary banks located in the United States, its territories, and foreign countries, and to draw checks thereon in dollars or in foreign currencies.