Is it illegal to print checks from home?

It is Not illegal to print checks at home, but it is riskier to do so and often will cost you more then if you had just ordered checks with your details already printed on them in the first place. The reason for this is that you would need to first purchase a software program that allows you to print your own banking details such as the MICR line across the bottom, Second you would most likely need a new Printer and also need to buy MICR ink for that printer. But MICR ink is only available in Toner form and not ink cartridges. Once you have this all set up you would then need to print off 10 test checks and send them to your bank for verification purposes to ensure that the MICR encoding is correct along the bottom of the cheques and that you are using CPA or CPSA approved blank check stock. This process can take a few weeks. So after all is said and done unless you are running a large business with multiple bank accounts there isn’t any costs savings for printing checks from home.