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For a criminal charge: two years.
Proving a sign forgery in a last will and testament may involve obtaining a handwriting expert's analysis to demonstrate inconsistencies with the purported signature. Other evidence, such as witnesses or CCTV footage showing the actual signing, can also be helpful in proving the forgery. It's important to gather all relevant evidence and present it to the court for a decision.
In the bank where I used to work, several of the VPs had the authority to provide a medallion signature. Check with your bank.
I don't think you can sue the bank unless you can prove that they KNEW or SHOULD HAVE KNOWN that your signature was a forgery. Contact the bank and tell them what happened. Contact the police. Seems like a pretty clear cut case of forgery here.
The crime the question describes is (#1) 'Petit Larceny' in the city where the blank check was stolen and (#2) 'Uttering' in the city where the check was deposited in the bank. If the forgery that made the blank check read $1,000 occurred in the same city where it was deposited, then the crime of 'Forgery' occurred in THAT city.
Depends on the quality of the forgery. Anything from seconds to forever.
Yes. Signature difference is one of the reasons as to why a cheque may be dishonored. Every customers signature is recorded with the bank. If the signature on the cheque does not match the signature of the customer as per the bank records, then the bank has the right to dishonor the cheque.
It needs to be endorsed by both you and the bank. If you try to cash a cheque made out to someone else without his/her endorsement you can be imprisoned for forgery.
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If an individual believes a bank is responsible for forgery, a case can be brought against the bank to hold it responsible. The best advice on how to go about this can be given by a lawyer.
A Dishonored Check is a check that is not credited by the bank under numerous of reasons such as: the signature does not match the one on file with the bank, the account that the check is written on has insufficient funds, etc.
No. A check can be cashed only by the person to whom the check is issued. Trying to do so will be termed as forgery and the person trying to do it can arrested. However, someone else can deposit that check into your bank account. That shouldn't be a problem.