What happens if you write a check for negative one dollar and someone tries to cash it?

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Faisal Khan

Answered 07/Jun/2012

It will not be cashed and returned.

All checks that are required for cashing must have the CAR / LAR as positive values.

CAR is the Check/Courtesy Amount Recognition (what you write down as numbers: $1, $123, 4150.70, etc.) and LAR is the Legal Amount Recognition - which is what you write in words: One Dollar Only.

Both the CAR and LAR have to be positive values as part of the checks and balances before a check can be processed.