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How 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 | #5328Will charges for bad check remain on my record even if I pay all fees associated?
I was arrested today, I apparently had a warrant(state) for a year and a half that I was unaware of until today for writing a bad check. This is my first offense of anything. My record was clean until today. I am fully prepared to pay any fees involved, but I would like to not have this reflect on my record. What steps can I take to make that happen?
05/08/2007 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: Missouri | #4254What will happen when I go to court for a bad check I wrote?
I wrote a check that bounced and now I have to go to court for this the check was $61 and return fee was $40 what should I expect to happen will I go to jail?
05/08/2007 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: Ohio | #4232What is the statue of limitations for collecting on a bad check?
What is the statue of limitations for collecting on a bad check? I made a payment on it in April. If I send them a cease and desist letter can they still take me to court? Can any collection agency take me to court if they receive a cease and desist letter or does the account revert back to the original creditor? If I send them what money I can each month, are they still able t...
04/30/2007 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: Illinois | #3482What can I do to collect on a dishonored check?
My son's father-in-law sold a vehicle for us. He took the buyers check to their bank and cashed it, he then wrote us a check from his business acct and it bounced. He told us he would get the money to us, but we are leary as to when if ever that will be. What can we do, the check was for $8000.00, our bank sent us a copy of the check that they tried running thru 2 times.
04/06/2007 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Bad Checks | State: Iowa | #2732