Hilchos Pesach - Bedikas Chometz
If one forgot, or was unable to make the Bedikah on Sunday night (28 March) one should make the Bedikah on Monday, as early as possible, by candlelight, with a beracha. If the Bedikah was not done on Monday a Bedikah should be done on Chol Hamoed with a beracha, (not on Shabbos or Yom Tov), as soon as one remembers. If one did not remember until after Pesach, a Bedikah should be done even after Pesach without a beracha (to prevent any issur of Chometz She’ovar Ol’ov Hapesach). Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Brurah 435:1
If one is traveling for Pesach and will not be home on Sunday evening to do the Bedikah, one should do the Bedikah the night before traveling without a beracha, followed by the bittul (nullification) of Chometz that normally follows the Bedikah (as printed in the siddur). Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Brurah 436:1
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