U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington
OTCnet Program Check Capture Legal Notice
Starting March 24, 2021, the Clerk’s office of the United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington, will be participating in OTCnet, a program of the U.S. Treasury. OTCnet will allow the Clerk’s office to expedite the settlement of collection of checks that are received by mail, in the drop box, or at the front counter.
This legal notification is required by the U.S. Treasury, and does not alter the type or nature of payments that are accepted by the Clerk’s office. Debtors, including corporate debtors, must pay filing fees by online payment, money order, cashier's check. Personal checks or Bill Payer checks (checks issued by your bank through an electronic bill payment agreement) are not accepted from debtors. Attorneys are required to make case-related payments electronically through CM/ECF.
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Notice to Customers Presenting Checks When you provide a check as payment, you authorize us either to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. For inquiries, please call the Clerk's Office at 206-370-5200. |
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Privacy Act A Privacy Act Statement required by 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3) stating our authority for soliciting and collecting the information from your check, and explaining the purposes and routine uses which will be made of your check information, is available from the Federal Register at: (https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2003/02/04/03-2521/privacy-act-of-1974-as-amended-system-of-records), or by calling toll free at (1-866-945-7920) to obtain a copy by mail. Furnishing the check information is voluntary, but a decision not to do so may require you to make payment by some other method. |