If a check does not have an expiration date on it does it expire?

Question

i know some checks say expire after 90 days..

Answer 1

They are called stale-dated. A bank does not have to honor a check over 180 days (six months) old. This is to cut down on fraud and to promote uniformity amongst commercial and business transactions.

http://www.maricopa.edu/business/treasury/stale.htm
http://www.bankersonline.com/operations/gurus_op1203j.html
http://www.bankersonline.com/operations/gurus_op090202s.html
http://www.crfonline.org/orc/cro/cro-9-1.html

Answer 2

Yes. Even if there's no "expiration date" on the check, ALL checks are considered "stale dated" if they are six months old.