Debts and Credit Legal Questions and Answers
Is my friend required to appear in the state in which she wrote the bad checks to pay them?
My friend wrote three bad checks in MA in 1992. Since she is unable to renew her doctors licence due to this matter, she is ready to make good on these checks. She lives in Michigan, has very limited funds, has no car (no license), and she works full time, etc. A MA lawyer tells her that he charges $2000 for each check and that she must come to MA to resolve problem. 1. I...
04/15/2009 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: Michigan | #16023What are the statue of limitations for writing bad checks?
What are the statue of limitations for writing bad checks?
04/13/2009 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: California | #15965What is the penalty for someone who passes a bad check?
I got a check for $2,500.00; it's bad. What will the charge be? I want him to go to jail.
04/09/2009 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: Indiana | #15936What can I do to have a contractor return my overpayment for work done?
I issued a check to some one and realized it would not be honored by my Bank. I immediately contacted the person and sent them a replacement check drawn from another bank. This individual cashed both checks because the first bank transferred funds from my credit card to cover the check. The individual now refuses to pay my money back. This was a contractor who was working on...
03/17/2009 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: North Carolina | #15671How Do I Collect on a Bad Check?
A check was given to my wife; which she cashed, but the check was returned. The total charges is $85.00 for check and bank fee of $10.00, what is procedure?
03/08/2009 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: New Jersey | #15485Any chance of being sued for writing a check I could not cover?
I wrote some checks to a friend, but I didn't have that amount in my account and the bank returned the checks. Any chance to be sued and to go to prison if my friend doesn't take action?
02/04/2009 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: Illinois | #15155What are the criminal charges for a bad check?
What are the criminal charges for a bad check?
01/07/2009 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: New York | #14931Can you define present consideration as used in bad check law?
Georgia Criminal Code 16-9-20, Deposit Account Fraud (bad check). A person commits the offense of deposit account fraud when such person makes, draws, utters, executes, or delivers an instrument for the payment of money on any bank or other depository in exchange for a present consideration or wages, knowing that it will not be honored by the drawee. My question is: define "pr...
08/30/2007 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: Georgia | #8312What are the statute of limitations on a bad check in the state of Kansas?
What are the statute of limitations on a bad check in the state of Kansas? I wrote a bad check almost ten years ago and I thought that it had been taken care of, but I received a letter saying that I have an arrest warrant because of this.
05/20/2007 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: ALL | #5373Do I owe the money or is it my employer who owes on a check with stop payment?
I received a check from a previous employer. I cashed the check in good faith at a check cashing service. The check was written on January 25th, cashed on January 31st, and deposited by the service on the 2nd of February. A stop payment order was placed on the check. On April 20th the check cashing service drafted a letter stating that I owed them for the amount of the chec...
05/19/2007 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: Massachusetts | #5328