Will banks accept accidentally ripped cheque?

[hydrogin]

I got a cheque from a relative and I accidentally ripped the two sides about 1 cm off (it was in an envelope that I was throwing out)

Will banks accept it?

 

[DruSam]

Call your bank and ask.

 

[Mill]

they will accept it as long as the check number , routing number, account number and signature are still visable and legible

 

[hydrogin]

Mill, thats what i wanted to hear

 

[Numbat]

They'll almost certainly take it - theoretically, you can write a check on any surface whatsoever (say, written in permanent marker on a rock) as long as it has the requred information. This article discusses a little of it:

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/chk/20010320a.asp?prodtype=bank
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