bad check writing
2006-08-27 05:09:01 · 14 answers · asked by jen 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
Usually just a few. It's called theft.
2006-08-27 05:12:54 · answer #1 · answered by answer annie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the state and amount and your record. In MN it's not a felony till $500 unless they aren't your checks then the forgery is a felony. If you have no record and do $500 you may still not go to jail just be put on probation. I would google the laws in your state to make sure.
2006-08-27 12:15:37 · answer #2 · answered by Kookie M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where you live and past criminal activity(if any);South Carolina has one of the toughest bad check writing laws in the country.Write a bad check here,and you might as well
tell your family "goodbye" for at LEAST 90 days(first offense)
2006-08-27 12:18:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the state you are in. If you are in Alabama it is ONE bad check and you go to jail. Arkansas allows 1, and on the second you go to jail. I don't know about other states.
2006-08-27 12:11:54 · answer #4 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you knew it was a bad check when you wrote it, ONE bad check is enough. If you just can't manage your checking account, most places will just charge you a fee and let you make good. If you bounce a lot of checks, no one will accept them anymore.
2006-08-27 19:02:49 · answer #5 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
States have different laws, but when you write a bad check, they'll send you letter after letter giving you a chance to pay it. If you continue to ignore it, then they can charge you with theft or fraud....whatever it's considered. That's the way it is here in TN anyway.
2006-08-27 13:02:25 · answer #6 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its not even the State, its the Town or County. Some place they dont bother, others the sheriff come if you pass a bad checkin the 7-11.
2006-08-27 12:15:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on who you wrote a bad check to
If they what to press charges or not
2006-08-27 12:52:16 · answer #8 · answered by sweetie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will not go to jail for this. Do not believe the naysayers. It is perfectly legal to write as many as you want.
2006-08-27 12:17:54 · answer #9 · answered by Wurm™ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends i think.
you can go to jail the first time you get caught.
it depends on the store and the amount.
2006-08-27 12:11:47 · answer #10 · answered by pinkchik020 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋