---
title: "Check a trust-account payment record against the complete-records duty"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/trust-accounting-and-handling-client-money/check-a-trust-cheque-or-electronic-transfer-record-against-the-payment-r/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A41-CO20261022-11-US"
practice_area: "Trust accounting & handling client money"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check a trust-account payment record against the complete-records duty

> From the payment record, copy the date, amount, payee, client or matter, and the account it left. Do not say the withdrawal was authorized.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/trust-accounting-and-handling-client-money/check-a-trust-cheque-or-electronic-transfer-record-against-the-payment-r/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Trust accounting & handling client money](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/trust-accounting-and-handling-client-money.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the payment record, copy the date, amount, payee, client or matter, and the account it left. Do not say the withdrawal was authorized. |
| What the lawyer must review | Model Rule 1.15(a) requires complete records of account funds and other property, kept by the lawyer. Comment 1 says the lawyer should maintain books and records on a current basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice and comply with any recordkeeping rules established by law or court order. The comment names the Model Rules for Client Trust Account Records. Those rules were not opened. The lawyer decides whether this record is complete. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check a trust cheque or electronic transfer record against the payment rule](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/trust-accounting-and-handling-client-money/check-a-trust-cheque-or-electronic-transfer-record-against-the-payment-r.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the payment record, copy the date, amount, payee, client or matter, and the account it left. Do not say the withdrawal was authorized.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The text opened is the ABA Model Rule. The rule adopted in the lawyer's jurisdiction controls where it differs.
- The five-year preservation period in Rule 1.15(a) is printed in brackets. Do not treat five years as the period in a particular state.
- Do not add cheque-form requirements the opened rule does not state.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 1.15, Safekeeping property](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_15_safekeeping_property/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.15, Comment](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_15_safekeeping_property/comment_on_rule_1_15/) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*