Returned Items From Bank
NON-NEGOTIABLE CHECK POLICY AND FEE
The university actively pursues a policy of collecting checks (electronic or paper checks) returned by the bank as non-negotiable (non-sufficient funds, endorsement missing, incorrectly entered or invalid routing numbers or account numbers, etc.). There is a $20.00 service charge each time a check is returned to the university.
The check is presented twice to the maker's bank. When the check is returned, the University notifies the maker to make restitution. If there is no response to the attempts of the Bursar's Office, the following will apply:
- Non-academic fee checks (those written for cash, merchandise, etc.) may be submitted to the District Attorney of Portage County for collection.
- Checks written for academic fees (academic, segregated, etc.) will be charged back to the student's account, resulting in non-payment of those fees.
This policy is included in the UWSP Timetable in the FEE INFORMATION section.
CHECK USE PRIVILEGES
Students who have two or more returned items within a six month period will have their check cashing privileges on campus revoked for six months from the date of the last returned item.