---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 205.32"
title: "45"
number: "205.32"
heading: "Procedures for issuance of replacement checks."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/205.32"
---

# §205.32. Procedures for issuance of replacement checks.

- (a) **State plan requirements.** A State plan under title IV-A of the Social Security Act shall provide that (1) procedures are in effect to ensure that no undue delays occur in issuing a replacement check; and (2) when applicable, prior to the issuance of a replacement check, the State agency must:
  - (i) Issue a stop payment order on the original AFDC check through appropriate banking procedures; and
  - (ii) Require recipients to execute a signed statement attesting to the nonreceipt, loss, or theft of the original FDC check. However, if obtaining such a statement from the recipient will cause the issuance of the check to be unduly delayed, the statement may be obtained within a reasonable time after the check is issued.
- (b) **State option.** A State plan may provide that as a condition for issuance of a replacement check, a recipient is required to report a lost or stolen AFDC check to the police or other appropriate authorities. Under this provision, the State agency may require that the recipient verify that a report was made to the police or other appropriate authorities and, if so, the agency will establish procedures for such verification.

## Notes

### Amendments

[51 FR 9203, Mar. 18, 1986]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 602, 603, 606, 607, 1302, 1306(a), and 1320b-7: 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-5.

### Amendments

[51 FR 9203, Mar. 18, 1986]