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Definition of a bad check There are insufficient funds in the check issuer's account to cover the transaction. The issuing account is nonexistent or was closed by the check issuer or bank. The issuer placed a “stop payment” on the check without a valid reason.

Prosecution of check writers should begin as soon as possible after the check was issued. The statute of limitations is one year for checks under $1,000 and is considered a misdemeanor. Checks over $1,000 are felonies and do not fall within a statute of limitations.

Bounced or bad check If someone writes you a bad check, you can sue for the original amount of the check, plus 3 times the amount of the check-up to an additional $1,500 (statutory damages).

(2) Notwithstanding any penal sanctions that may apply, any person who passes a check on insufficient funds shall be liable to the payee for damages equal to treble the amount of the check if a written demand for payment is mailed by certified mail to the person who had passed a check on insufficient funds and the ...

The crime of knowingly writing a check against an account with insufficient funds is a misdemeanor if the amount of the check is less than $500. If the amount exceeds that amount, it jumps to a two-year felony.

If identity theft has occurred or if a check is fraudulent, then a cleared check can be disputed. If the bank finds the evidence to be believable, the funds may be returned to the account.

In most instances, writing a cold check is a crime pursuant to KRS 514.040 – Theft By Deception. Specifically, a “person is guilty of theft by deception when the person obtains property or services of another by deception with intent to deprive the person thereof. . . .

The LLET may be calculated using the lesser of $0.095/$100 of Kentucky gross receipts or $0.75/$100 of Kentucky gross profits. A minimum tax of $175 applies regardless of the method used. Sole proprietorships and pass-through entities are exempt from state corporate income taxes.

One of the more common charges brought up in Kentucky criminal courts is theft by deception. Theft by deception, as the name implies, involves stealing something by using some sort of deception—tricking someone in order to get something. It is what most people would commonly think of as fraud.