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Can a printed border appear at the top or bottom of the 1.59 cm (5/8″) MICR band?

April 26, 2017appear band border CM MICR printed

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Can a printed border appear at the top or bottom of the 1.59 cm (5/8″) MICR band?

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Section 4.2 of CPA Standard 006, Part A, states that borders are not permitted within the 1.59 cm (5/8″) MICR band. Thus, if a border is printed it should be slightly above the 1.59 cm (5/8″) mark with sufficient allowance for potential minor variations in positioning during the printing process. A border is not to be printed below the MICR characters. Further, this section also states that no printing, other than the E-13B characters shall appear in the MICR band.