How to determine a check's
eligibility for the program

A check is Eligible if...

• There are no minimum or maximum dollar restrictions.
• The check was received in the El Paso or Teller Counties, deposited in a bank in exchange for goods or services and was presumed “good” at the time of acceptance.
• A “Coutesy Notice” was sent to check writer
  allowing 10 days to make check good.
• A photo I.D. (driver’s license, state identification card) was recorded at the transaction.
  

A check is Ineligible if...

• It is post-dated.
• Both parties knew there were insufficient funds
  at the time of transaction.
• It is a two-party, government, stop payment or payroll check.
• The identity of the check writer is unknown.
• There is no amount, date, or signature on the check.
• The numeric and written amounts on check do not match.
  
• The check involves an “extension of credit” or was payment on an account.
• The check has not been processed by a bank.