Statue of Limitations regarding a bad check written years ago
Full Question:
I have received a letter from district attorney office in state of Oklahoma regarding a bad check from 1984 they are telling me there is warrant for me for this old bad check. my question is there a statue of limitations on this and if I pay will they drop the charges?
03/12/2009 |
Category: Civil Actions ยป Limitations |
State: Oklahoma |
#15567
Answer:
The Oklahoma statute allowing a prosecutor to defer prosecution on a bad check by entering into a written restitution agreement was repealed in 2008. The statute of limitations in OK for bad checks is 5 years, however, the time period is tolled while the accused is out-of-state.