US · guidance
BOP Program Statement 8531.12 § 11
IMMEDIATE SALES TO CUSTOMERS. Sales to customers prior to
assessing credit and establishing a customer number may be
granted, if a valid credit card or negotiable instrument is used.
The customer must still complete a Substitute W-9 for submission
to CAR as outlined in the section on Approval Process.
The sale may be processed using the applicable institution cash
sales account number. The customer’s name, address, phone
number, and point of contact must be entered in the sales order’s
text field. This information is required in case the payment
instrument is challenged.
History
PS 8531.12 dated 2006-07-07
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
- Content hash
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