ANSI X9.13 : 1999

Name: ANSI X9.13 : 1999
Brand: ABA

Superseded

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SPECIFICATIONS FOR PLACEMENT AND LOCATION OF MICR PRINTING

Superseded date

15-10-2004

Published date

12-01-2013

Publisher

American Bankers Association

1 SCOPE
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCE(S)
3 GENERAL
4 DEFINITIONS
5 DIMENSIONS AND POSITIONING
  5.1 REFERENCE EDGES
  5.2 DOCUMENT SIZE LIMITS
  5.3 CLEAR BAND (MICR)
  5.4 CLEAR BAND (OPTICAL)
  5.5 MICR PRINT BAND
6 CHARACTER SPACING
  6.1 CHARACTER PITCH
  6.2 SPACING
  6.3 TOLERANCE BETWEEN FIELDS AND WITHIN FIELDS
7 DESCRIPTION OF FIELDS AND USE OF SYMBOLS
  7.1 GENERAL
  7.2 AMOUNT FIELD AND AMOUNT SYMBOL
  7.3 ON-US FIELD AND RELATED SYMBOLS
  7.4 ROUTING FIELD AND TRANSIT SYMBOL
  7.5 EXTERNAL PROCESSING CODE (EPC FIELD)
  7.6 AUXILIARY ON-US FIELD
8 COMPLIANCE TESTING (NORMATIVE)
9 DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY (INFORMATIVE)
ANNEX A (NORMATIVE) EXTERNAL PROCESSING CODE (EPC)
ANNEX B (INFORMATIVE) METRIC CONVERSION TABLE

Provides only those design considerations that apply to placement and location of magnetic ink printing on checks, drafts, and other documents intended for automated processing among depository institutions.

Committee	X9B1
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	American Bankers Association
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	ANSI X9.100-160-1 : 2015

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