because i no money in my account! how much time jail time could i get
2006-08-26 04:11:09 · 32 answers · asked by CHRISTINE B 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
You may get away with a fine (don;t write a check to cover it, OK) and probation
2006-08-26 04:13:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
If you wrote 30 and knew the money wasn't going to be there that shows intent. Some states aggregate the amount of all or some of the checks to reach the amount that bumps that charges up to felony. I hope for your sake that you don't live in one of those states. Also some states don't even look at the amount just the number of checks and the intent (and ability so if you wrote more than you can pay for with in a specific time period) to pay them back. Even more some of those states could also charge you with theft by deception because you knew they were bad when you wrote them most likely were never going to pay for them so that is theft and depending on the amounts and ability to aggregate you could be looking at several felonies. If you lived where I do most likely you would be facing up to ten years in prison and most likely serve 2 to 5 years. Good luck. NO offense but if I were the judge I would give you at least 2 years. 30 checks come on?!! It is quite obvious that you weren't just buying food for your hungry kids cause if it was there wouldn't be 30.
2006-08-30 00:02:12 · answer #2 · answered by deputeesteph33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Expect quite a bit of jail time possibly a trip to The Big House for it You may get lucky if you get them paid up before you end up in court over this you could get off with a slap on the wrist for being a bad little girl. Writing bad checks is really dumb and a sure way of getting thrown in the poky.
2006-08-26 06:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by bisquedog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most states it depends on how much the checks were for, larger amounts exact a harsher punishment.
A $5.00 check is usually a small fine, a $5,000.00 check is a felony.
Sentencing could also depend on a variety of other factors, such as the lenght of time over which the checks were written, where and what they were written for, i.e., at the liquor store or the grocery store.
Get a lawyer and fast, but you better pay cash.
If you cannot afford a lawyer request appointment of one through the court, but whatever you do, be totally honest with your attorney.
2006-08-26 04:19:34 · answer #4 · answered by ms_books3736 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With 30 checks about 10 years.
2006-08-26 04:17:14 · answer #5 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dunno where u bank at but mine has bounce protection, if u get lucky enough to re-open another account elsewhere after all of this is over, make sure that u ask about it. but my advice to u is to try to pay off as much as u can so that the charges won't be so bad on u. and to not write checks out on things that u don't really need. it was better to do without the things that u wrote them out for because whatever u got with those checks, if u go to jail, then u won't be ejoying any of what u got from those checks anyway, so what's the use.
2006-08-26 04:42:59 · answer #6 · answered by MissUrban 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could do time for fraud and its not quite the same. I would see if I could get a loan to pay off the checks. The other options, go to the people you wrote the checks and see if you can make a payment arrangement. If you are arrested it will be for either deposit account fraud, which is bad checks or they could charge you for fraud which would be a federal crime. You need to stop it before it hits, or get an attorney and see if you can get a plea bargain with restitution and probation.
2006-08-26 05:15:38 · answer #7 · answered by bsure32 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the state you are in and the amount of the bad checks you could be looking at anywhere from 2 to 10 years.
2006-08-26 04:15:44 · answer #8 · answered by The Beast 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would depend on whether they prosecuted each one separately or collectively as one charge. Usually they let you plead to one and leave the others alone...in TX this will be a misdemeanor and would mean 6 months in jail and or a fine of up to 2500.
They might go easier on you if you returned the merchandise or paid the money back...
Good luck..
2006-08-26 17:00:33 · answer #9 · answered by Walter J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geeze! Why would you do something and take a chance at jailtime? Ridiculous! You can be prosecuted for each one and spend 1-5 years in jail on each count. That's a long time.
2006-08-26 04:35:11 · answer #10 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could get quite a bit of jail time. It is a felony esp since you are online telling everybody that you knew that they would bounce!
Hurry up and pay them off so maybe they won't turn them over!
2006-08-26 04:15:12 · answer #11 · answered by mommato4boys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋