I found a check someone wrote 12 years ago can I still cash it?
827771
"if it was made out to you", maybe, most checks etc, usually have a limitation/expiry date/time.\nyou will have to inquire at your bank.\ngood luck.
838552
Not viable or legal but you could try taking it out on his hide, ie: destructive measure to get what you want. If you're not willing to do that, try the police. Writing a check you don't have the money for = Fraud. Go for it. It might be just as fun if not more fun than the damaging him part. Just kidding, take it to court.
1100267
Wow this is the same question my younger brother asked me today :). well, you can sign it and if you have a bank or someone you trust has a bank accout they can cash it for you there. :)
624445
If it's not too late, see if you can stop payment on the check that you wrote (if you wrote one already).\n\nAlso, go to the bank and explain the situation; if you deposited it in good faith, you shouldn't get into trouble
233098
Pretty much that way now. I try and keep some cash in my pocket but only use it for small stuff - I have not written a check in over 2 years.
355727
If you saved the stub/carbon copy from the money order before you sent it, it can be traced to see if it was cashed.  The post office can always tell you about it IF you bought it there.\n\nTake the paperwork where you bought the money order.  They can check to see if it has been cashed.
671929
It's generally legal.  There are few laws in this area.  Consult a local attorney for further advice.\n\nBTW, cancelled checks are NOT public records!  Digitization of them is authorized by The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (aka Check 21) which became effective on 10/28/2004.
398758
You should have asked for a new check to be issued back in 2003 when you could not find it.  At this point, the time and effort required to secure another check probably isn't worth $86.62.
294402
No I didn't know that. Would you still keep it if someone came up to you and said they had lost the money? More than likely though, if I find unmarked money, I will just keep it. The most I have ever found was a hundred dollar bill in a Six Flags parking lot.
490776
not yet....  go to the bank where you cashed your checks and talk to an officer ... he can and will help you...
124405
Not right now. Those are still in circulation. You need to wait a few more years, decades even-- and at that those bills will only be worth a higher value if they are in mint condition.
221443
This isn't a direct answer to your question, but it is possible that someone had slipped the $20 bill in a book back in 1969 and just found it and decided to spend it very recently. If it was out of the light and didn't get circulated, I'd think it would still look brand-new.
67775
There are hundreds. Probably the most reputable is CheckIntoCash (http://checkintocash.com/). Bascially you write them a check, and they hold it for up to two weeks before cashing it.\n\nThe problem with all these companies is the fees they take. Many of the one-off places will charge much as 50% for the privilege, although I believe 20% is more the norm.\n\nConsidering how much you'll lose on the transaction, only do this if you really have no other choice.
405215
A check is considered "stale-dated" at the bank after 6 months. I tried to cash a check after 6 months one time and they wouldn't cash it. I don't think writing on a check "not valid after ___" and filling in a date will work as everything is electronic and that would be dependant on the bank employee noticing what's written on it. When you give someone a check, you are trusting them to be honest in any terms you've given them regarding writing them a check. I even had a bank tell me before that post-dating a check doesn't really do anything either. They told me that if the person I gave a post-dated check to decided to cash it, that it might go through. This made no sense to me, but that's what they said. Banks are awful. Just be careful who you write checks to, and think twice if you don't trust the person to cash it when they're supposed to.
1094622
You have nothing to worry about. There is a statute of limitaions that is well past. If it bothers you so much, send the company the money for the check, but I am sure they do not even have a record of it any more!!!
577487
Yep, contact the person in charge of human resources at your local office, at the regional office and headquarters. The next thing to do is call the police and get it on file that you are claiming theft of our check. That way, if someone did take it and cash it, you will still have a chance to get it back. Do it now!!!  If that check is already cashed, there is probably little you can do, other than call a lawyer which would probably cost more than your check is worth.
115431
Call the bank and verify the funds.  The number should be on the front of the check.