31 CFR § 245.6 - Claim by an indorser.

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title: "31 CFR § 245.6 - Claim by an indorser."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "245.6"
section_name: "Claim by an indorser."
chapter_name: "FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE"
part_number: "245"
part_name: "CLAIMS ON ACCOUNT OF TREASURY CHECKS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "R.S. 3646, as amended; 31 U.S.C. 3328; 31 U.S.C. 3331."
regulatory_source: "54 FR 35647, Aug. 29, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
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# 245.6 Claim by an indorser.

When one or more Treasury checks are lost, stolen or destroyed in a single incident while in the possession of a person to whom the checks have been negotiated by the payee, and if the checks have not been paid, the Commissioner may issue a replacement check to the person to whom the checks had been negotiated.