Effective October 18, 2020, the Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®), section 509.3.3.9, to add a reference to the money orders application available online at usps.com.
The Postal Service recently launched the “Check the Status of a Money Order” feature on its online money orders application to replace the Money Order Inquiry System. See “Money Orders Application on USPS.com,” Postal Bulletin 22552, (8-13-20, page 15).
This DMM revision will make customers aware of the new money orders application available on USPS.com®, which provides ease of use in checking the status of a money order and a money order inquiry.
Although the Postal Service will not publish this revision in the DMM until October 18, 2020, the standard is effective immediately.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
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500 Additional Mailing Services
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509 Other Services
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3.0 Money Orders
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3.3 Cashing Money Orders
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3.3.9 Payment Inquiry
[Add a new last sentence to 3.3.9 to read as follows:]
***Customers may check the status of their money order inquiry or issued money order through “Money Orders Application” at usps.com.
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The Postal Service will incorporate this revision into the next edition of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification, Marketing, 9-10-20
