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Hi trberkovich, 

 

A bank sets its own policy whether to accept or reject third-party checks and is not legally required to accept them. For instance, if the bank accepts the check, the bank can require the payee to be present to verify the signature. Each bank will have their own rules and specifics of how the check should be endorsed (what should be written on the back), to complete the process. I do confirm, via a quick Google search, that several banks are allowing this, so you will want to see what your bank says.