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What is the penalty for writing a check on a closed account and how long does the issuer have to make restitution?
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∙ 17y ago
Do you mean criminal penalty, or civil? If you are asking about a criminal situtation, and if the transaction took place in CA, then the offense could be a felony. You could be sentenced to prison for up to three years. The difference between a closed account and an NSF "check fraud" case is that many, many people write nsf checks without knowing that their accounts were too low. In the situation you are asking about, a person would presumably know that his account was closed when he wrote the check. Therefore, he had the criminal intent to defraud. So, the penalty on the closed account: possible prison. Penalty on the NSF account: if check fraud was not involved, then I suppose the usual returned check fee from the bank and the fee from the merchant.
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What is the penalty for writing a check on a closed account in Florida?
You may be fined by the bank for writing a check on a non-existent account. Plus, the person to whom you gave the check can sue you for the money and for which you can be arrested and jailed. Writing a check on a closed account is illegal and you can be jailed for the same.
What is the penalty for writing a check on a closed account in the state of California?
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You can receive jail time for bouncing checks, however specifics on sentences will vary from state-to-state.
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You will spend some time in jail, and might have to pay a fee as well.
What is the penalty for writing a check on a closed account in Mississippi?
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in the u.s.a. doing this is illegal the amount of money you will need to pay is $736.00. In New Jersey i think you will need to pay $821.00
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What are penalties for writing checks on closed account in Illinois?
Fees and/or jail time await anyone that knowingly writes checks from a closed account...
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Writing a check on a closed bank account in Michigan is considered a felony offense. A person may be sentenced to up to 2 years in prison and/or $500 in fines.
What is the penalty in Minnesota for writing a check on a closed account?
Writing a bad check is a felony irrespective of the amount of the check or the place where you are trying to. Even if the check is only a few dollars or even if it's a million dollars a bad check should not be written irrespective of whether you are in Nevada or Washington or India. You can be jailed for writing a bad check
The act of purposefully writing checks on closed accounts?
The act of purposefully writing checks on a closed account is called a Felony or a Crime. Writing a check on a account that is closed/inactive is a crime. Customers are not supposed to do that and if they do, the bank can report it and take legal action against the offending customer. The customer can be fined or jailed for doing so. The penalties are the same irrespective of the country/city you live in.
What is the Florida law for writing a check on a closed account?
Probably the same as everywhere else in the world... it's fraud.
