Legal analysis: to judge whether a handwritten receipt has legal effect, we should analyze it from the content of the receipt and the main ability of the issuer. If the person who issued the receipt has the corresponding capacity for civil conduct and civil liability, the contents of the receipt are legal, and the person who issued the receipt personally signs and confirms, this evidence has legal effect, regardless of whether it is handwritten or printed. If the receipt is written by the parties themselves, it has the same specific legal effect even if the fingerprints are not pressed.

If the handwritten receipt is the true meaning of both parties, the content of the receipt is legal, and both parties sign, seal and press their fingerprints, the handwritten receipt is valid. According to relevant laws and regulations, an effective civil act requires three conditions: first, the actor has corresponding civil capacity; Second, the meaning is true; Third, it does not violate the mandatory provisions of laws and administrative regulations, and does not violate public order and good customs.

If the person who wrote the receipt has the corresponding capacity for civil conduct and civil liability, the content of the receipt is legal and signed by the person who opened the receipt, then the handwritten receipt has legal effect. It should be noted that the receipt generally requires the name of the individual or unit receiving the money, and the specific date of receiving the money is generally stamped with the official seal of the department.

Legal basis: Article 143 of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) A civil juristic act that meets the following conditions is valid:

(1) The actor has corresponding capacity for civil conduct;

(2) the meaning is true;

(three) does not violate the mandatory provisions of laws and administrative regulations, and does not violate public order and good customs.