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§ 240.6 Provisional credit; first examination; declination; final payment.
(a) Any credit issued by a Federal Reserve Bank to a financial institution shall be a provisional credit until Treasury completes first examination of the check, or as provided in paragraph (d) of this section.
(b) Treasury shall have the right as a drawee to complete first examination of checks presented for payment, to reconcile checks, and, when appropriate, to make a declination on any check.
(c) Treasury will decline payment on a check when first examination by Treasury establishes that: