Fee Starts Feb. 1 99027. The new fee is a business requirement recently passed into federal law, and it is similar to those charged by retailers and installation morale and welfare activities, they said. Stores previously levied no fee if a customer made good on a dishonored check within 30 days. The fee is waived if a check bounces because of a bank error. Customers who don't make good on their own may find the debt deducted from the pay of the military member or sponsor.
Military members are liable for family members' bad checks.
Informational signs about the new procedures are being posted in commissaries this month.