File charges with the police department or the D.A. Then let your bank know and see if they will not hold you accountble for the checks sence you pressed charges.
The person who forged their name is the main culprit. The notary is not 100% blameless.
It will depend on the location as well as the amount of the checks. It could be after the statute of limitations has expired (2 years in some places). In others there may not be any limit.
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If some one bought a vehicle from you with a forged check, or forged an insurance claim check,you need to make a police report AND a file a notarized forgery certificate with your bank.
Laser checks are good for businesses because they are easier to make sure that it's not forged or faked. You should use laser checks with your company if it is really large.
You could get a video proof, but as that can be proven wrong to be a fake in itself. You could also get records of your last checks or whatever it was that whomever is was who forged the item, and compare it in a court of law with the forged ones. Also, the not very probable to happen, but entirely possible, is to get that person to admit to it.
You didn't say which meaning you want to use, so here are a couple of examples. The checks were forged. When faced with a fence, the horse always checks and won't jump it. The government uses a system of checks and balances.
Define "bad checks." Need to be more specific with information. Stolen and cashed? Forged? Written on insufficient funds? Wrtten on a closed account?
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Not enough information is disclosed. Did you write them on your own account? Did you forge them on someone else's account? Are all the checks written to the same person or business? What you have revealed is a total of six SEPERATE offenses of "Uttering" worthless checks. If they were forged, you can add six SEPERATE counts of Forgery.
Yes, forging checks is illegal regardless of whether permission was given, and can result in criminal charges and potential jail time. Even with permission, altering someone's signature on a check constitutes fraud and is considered a criminal offense.
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