Escheated Checks

Despite efforts to communicate with a ward member, we had a check escheated. In the notice, it says that the check remains a liability until it is properly researched and cleared.

At this point, my understanding is that there's not anything more that I can do. I can't void the check. If the member has lost the check, all I can do it point them to the Unclaimed Property Division of the State Treasurer's office where they can submit their claim. What is the expectation from Finance and Records for how we can affect the status of that item?

If the member has lost the check, you can contact the church and they will retrieve the funds from the state and send a check from CHQ to the member (at least that is what they did a few years ago when I was clerk). That was before LCR and I reported the problem through an MLS message. They replied with instructions that we followed to get the member re-reimbursed. (Then I hounded the member weekly until they confirmed they had cashed the check...)

I recommend you not issue another check, but let CHQ provide proper guidance. They may have a different process now.