You are free to stop payment on a check at any time until it clears your account. If the payee received a check from you and deposited it into their bank account, you have until it clears your bank for the stop request to be effective. If their bank and yours are the same, this may be minutes but if you are a great distance apart, it may be several days.
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You are free to stop payment on a check at any time until it clears your account. If the 