How long does it take for a check to clear completely?

i have a check I deposited and want to make sure check clears my bank and the bank the check was writen onHow long does it take for a check to clear completely?
It can take from the second you deposit it, up to a couple of days after... It just depends on the bank.How long does it take for a check to clear completely?
Legally, they are supposed to clear checks in 5 business days. However, on another question URL recently, it came out that if a check is bad, it may take nearly two weeks to find it out. This has involved such things as sales over the web, people have received large checks, waited 5 days then taken the money, then later were ordered to re-pay the money, thus became victims of scams and lost their sale money.