Gandolfo pays for the stamps with a certified check, but the bank crashes the next day, making the check worthless.
The greedy police will charge you a minimum of a $90 ticket that has to be mailed in using a bank certified check.
It is possible to counterfeit or forge a certified check, in which case it is not binding on the bank and is worthless.
This regulation is supposed to prevent certified checks from becoming a universal substitute for cash, which is considered the only legal tender.
Typical papers at a conveyancing include: deed(s), certified checks, promissory note, mortgage, certificate of liens, "pro rata" property taxes, title insurance binder, and fire insurance binder.
