STOP PAYMENTS - 8045

Agencies/Departments shall submit a stop payment request using FI$Cal for agency checks that are:

·         Lost or destroyed. For information on lost or destroyed agency checks, see SAM Section 8044.

·         Uncashed one week before the stale date. The stale date is one year from the date of issuance. For information on uncashed or unclaimed agency checks, see SAM Section 8042.

The State Treasurer’s Office (STO) will receive the stop payment requests from FI$Cal after the system has verified that the requested checks have not been processed as paid. This verification occurs nightly on each business day. The STO does not determine whether an agency check has been cashed prior to processing the stop payment. Before issuing a replacement check, the agency/department must confirm the stop payment status in FI$Cal is marked as “Complete.”