31 C.F.R. § 245.3
Time limit for check claims
(a) Any claim on account of a Treasury check must be presented to the agency that authorized the issuance of such check within one year after the date of issuance of the check or within one year after October 1, 1989, whichever is later.
(b) Any claim by an indorser under § 245.6 will be considered timely if presented to the Commissioner within one year after the date of issuance of the check or within one year after October 1, 1989, whichever is later.
(c) Nothing in this subsection affects the underlying obligation of the United States, or any agency thereof, for which a Treasury check was issued.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2025 · leading case: Your Ins. Needs Agency Inc. v. United States, 274 F.3d 1001 (5th Cir. 2001).
Your Ins. Needs Agency Inc. v. United States, 274 F.3d 1001 (5th Cir. 2001). “§ 3702 (c)(1); see also 31 C.F.R. § 245.3 (a) (2001) ("Any claim on account of a Treasury check must be presented to the agency that authorized the issuance of such check within one year after the date of issuance of the check or within one year after October 1, 1989, whichever…”
Am. Fuji Seal, Inc. v. United States, 34 Fed. Cl. 274 (Fed. Cl. 1995). “31 C.F.R. § 245.3 . Plaintiff filed its claim on March 28,1994, over one year after the last of the eight IRS checks had been issued.”
Kennedy v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2025). “This reading is further supported by Treasury regulations, which establish the same requirement in slightly different language: “[a]ny claim on account of a Treasury check must be presented to the agency that authorized the issuance of such check within one year after the date…”
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