I live in PA and in Aug. 05, I had sold a car for $600 and regretfully I accepted a personal check. The check bounced and the person fled the state.
I checked with the local magistrate and went through the bad check form process but kept on getting it denied because the D.A. didn't like to put exactly what was wrong with it.
So I sent out about 3-4 letters out to her old address in PA and nothing has happened ever since.
They also told me that there is a 2 year time limit to file charges--it is beyond that now and I moved about 5 hours away from that area.
Does anyone know if a lawyer can still help because recently I found out she was back in PA and I found out that she can possibly go to jail and pay back 3 times the amount of the check.
Do I still have time--does anyone in the legal field know?
2007-11-29 06:20:14 · 3 answers · asked by Wite Out 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It looks like you are stuck. The bad news is - to hire an attorney would probably cost you more than you could recover even if you were to get a judgment against this person. The good news is that you can write off the loss on your tax return. Chalk it up to experience and next time, insist on cash for such a transaction. It's regrettable that this has happened to you but I like to believe "what goes around, comes around." Which will mean that the car will die on this person just when she needs it the most and she'll get warts on her nose and suffer from constipation for the rest of her life.
Move on and count your blessings.
2007-11-29 06:42:57 · answer #1 · answered by Santal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to small claims court and ask the clerk.
2007-11-29 06:28:08 · answer #2 · answered by Steve B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go reposes the car she didn't pay for
2007-11-29 06:28:25 · answer #3 · answered by Robert P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋