104.56 Endorsement of Checks

If a check is issued, the CAO must read the following certification to the person. Tell the person that every time they endorses an assistance check, they are signing the certification statement that is on all assistance checks.

55 Pa. Code § 125.24(d)(2)

55 Pa. Code § 125.24(d)(3)

READ BEFORE CASHING Caution – Know your endorser. Ink or indelible pencil should be used for endorsement. If endorsement is by mark (X), two witnesses and their addresses are required . B y endorsing this check I certify that I have notified my county board of assistance of all changes in the facts as stated in my application for assistance and that neither I nor any member of my family has any earnings from employment or other resources which would affect the eligibility of myself or my family which I have not reported to said board. I know that I can be penalized by fine or imprisonment, or both, for any false statement.

Updated August 28, 2025, replacing January18, 2023