fraud, theft
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 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.
A business may be unwilling to accept a personal check due to concerns about insufficient funds, which can lead to bounced checks and financial losses. Additionally, processing checks can be time-consuming and may involve fees, making them less efficient compared to electronic payment methods. There's also the risk of fraud, as personal checks can be easily forged or altered, further complicating transactions. Overall, businesses often prefer more secure and immediate forms of payment.
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.
Define "bad checks." Need to be more specific with information. Stolen and cashed? Forged? Written on insufficient funds? Wrtten on a closed account?
Possession of a forged instrument refers to the illegal holding or control of a document that has been altered or created with the intent to deceive, typically for financial gain. This can include items like counterfeit money, fake identification, or forged signatures on checks. The offense generally involves not only having the forged item but also the knowledge that it is forged. Legal consequences can vary based on jurisdiction and the specific context of the offense.
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.
A forged signature is when someone signs a document pretending to be someone else. For example, if someone signs a check with another person's name to try to cash it illegally, that would be a forged signature.
Forgery is a crime. A "crime" must have two elements - (1) a criminal act, committed with (2) a criminal intent. Only you would know if your partners motivation satisfied both elements of the incidents. If they did, your partner committed a crime and could be reported and prosecuted. As for liability, a bank has an obligation to verify the authenticity of the signatures on all checks before cashing them. They do not do this. It is cheaper for them to let bad checks go through and then bounce them retroactively when fraud is discovered. Whatever accounts those checks were deposited into will likely be debited the amount of the check and funds should be restored to your account after sufficient evidence and adequate processing time.
No Not online. About 98% of the online stores only take credit cards, very few even except checks because they can be forged.
It can depend on the type of crime being committed by utilizing the forged documents.