2006-08-26 03:34:48 · 13 answers · asked by parkavemike 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
In some states, Florida comes to mind but there are numerous others, bad checks are severely punished. Even if they're yours.
2006-08-26 03:50:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your name on them makes no difference, writing bad checks can land you in jail.
My husband's 21 year old niece did it, and she was arrested and spent several months in jail. She also had to pay restitution to the stores she wrote the checks to, which was nearly six thousand dollars. And I also had a friend who's boyfriend wrote bad checks, and they arrested for it. He also had to pay back a lot in restitution. If you write bad checks on someone else account, that's just going to be another charge, because it's forgery. But when it's your own account, and you know you don't have the money in there to cover the checks, yeah, it's still very illegal. It can also cause you trouble later in life with banks not allowing you to open accounts and stores not allowing you to write checks. Everything is in a computer now days, and if you can't write a check at one store, it's pretty likely you can't write them at any.
I don't know if you're planning on writing some bad check, but I would seriously think about it, because you will end up getting caught.
2006-08-26 14:34:34 · answer #2 · answered by Naples_6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! It doesn't matter who you write the checks to, or on your account or someone elses. If you do not have the money in your account then you are in deep trouble. I have a friend who did this a she spent about a year locked up in the cross bar hotel.
2006-08-30 08:51:26 · answer #3 · answered by Tammy G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course,,,you are cashing a check to get money, where there is no money in it,,yes of course,,don't mean to judge,but thats kind of a silly question to ask, bad checks are bad checks
2006-08-26 11:00:31 · answer #4 · answered by Mumof3 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Writing bad checks is stealing and a felony.
2006-08-26 10:42:39 · answer #5 · answered by chante 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To pay for somehting with a check you know is not good is steaing and the law doesn't like that.
2006-08-26 10:38:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
that would be a YES its called fraud especially if you know the check will be bad
2006-08-26 10:43:18 · answer #7 · answered by *CiTsJuStMe* 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, can suspend you driver license
2006-08-26 10:38:13 · answer #8 · answered by Love America 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not if your name is not on them.
2006-08-26 10:37:34 · answer #9 · answered by amglo1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's fraud and you're committing a criminal act.
2006-08-26 10:51:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋