| VOLUME VI: |
POLICIES RELATED TO ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATION |
| SUBJECT: |
Check Forgery of University Checks |
| SOURCE: |
Office of the Treasurer |
| DATE ISSUED: |
October 1990 |
| REVISION DATE: |
Feb 1996 |
| POLICY NO.: |
I - 550 |
| RATIONALE: |
To ensure that university financial records are updated in an accurate and timely manner for all transactions relating to the check forgery of university checks. |
| POLICY: |
If a payee claims that the signature on a university check is not his/hers, the payee must fill out an Affidavit of Check Forgery and send it to Financial Management Services. Copies will be sent to University Police and the Internal Audit department. This form must be notarized. |
| PROCEDURE REFERENCE: |
Financial Management Services will submit the notarized affidavit and check to the bank upon which it was drawn. When reimbursement occurs from the bank, an authorization is sent to Financial Management Services for a replacement check. |
| CROSS REFERENCE: |
See Accounting Administration Policy I-30, Fiscal Misconduct. |
| RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATION: |
Financial Management Services, Office of the Treasurer |
