ENDORSEMENT PLACEMENT AND INK COLOR - 8034.2
Agencies/Departments shall endorse checks, warrants, money orders, and other negotiable instruments in the payee endorsement area. The payee endorsement area is located on the trailing edge of the back of the check. Endorsement areas for the depository bank and subsequent endorsement shall not be in the MICR clear band area.
Agencies/Departments shall not use purple ink for endorsements. Purple ink is reserved for the endorsement of the depository bank (“bank of first deposit”).
A sample of the front and back of a check is shown in the 8034.2 Illustration.
Certain warrants, money orders, or other negotiable instruments may have language pre-printed in the payee endorsement area. If the agency/department’s endorsement does not fit in the remaining payee endorsement area, the agency/department may endorse in the subsequent endorsement area.
Agencies/Departments that cannot comply with the requirements of this section must request a written exemption from the Department of Finance, Fiscal Systems and Consulting Unit.