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Are the Date Field Indicators below the date field mandatory?

April 26, 2017field indicators mandatory

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Are the Date Field Indicators below the date field mandatory?

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Yes, Date Field Indicators must be printed below the date field so that it can be determined which of the three permissible numeric date formats is used (i.e. YYYYMMDD, MMDDYYYY or DDMMYYYY). They are to be printed in a minimum of 6 pt font and a maximum of 8 pt font. Note that the Standard accommodates a bilingual version of the Date Field Indicators (i.e. Y/A M/M D/J) for cheques using the international date format for those organizations that wish to print a single bilingual cheque format. See Section 5.4.1 and Figures E and E1 for details. Printers of cheques for business clients should confirm with their clients whether the client wants the Date Field Indicators to be pre-printed, or whether the client will print the indicators at the same time as they print the date.