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If you wrote a bad check for less than $500, you can be charged with misdemeanor check fraud, punishable by a maximum $1,000 fine and up to one year in jail. If the value of the check was between $500 and $1,000, you will be charged with a felony, punishable by a fine of $5,000, restitution and up to one year in jail.

Make no mistake about it, writing bad checks is always illegal. However, just about every state has a statute of limitations (SoL) on the collection of bad checks; typically 2 or 3 years.

A bad check refers to a check that can't be negotiated or honored because it's drawn on a nonexistent account or one that has insufficient funds. A bad check is also known as a hot check.

Writing a bad check is a crime if the check writer knew that there were insufficient funds to cover the check and intended to defraud you. It is also a crime to forge a check or write a check.

If you wrote a bad check for less than $500, you can be charged with misdemeanor check fraud, punishable by a maximum $1,000 fine and up to one year in jail. If the value of the check was between $500 and $1,000, you will be charged with a felony, punishable by a fine of $5,000, restitution and up to one year in jail.

PC 476 check fraud primarily deals with making, passing, or attempting to pass, , fictitious, or altered checks with intent to defraud somebody out of money or property. Penal Code 476a, primarily deals with real checks you pass, or attempt to pass, with insufficient funds.

Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) checks: A check is NSF if there is not enough money in the account to pay it or the account is closed.

A bad check is also known as a hot check and writing one is illegal. Banks normally charge a fee to anyone who unintentionally writes a bad check. The punishment for trying to pass a bad check intentionally ranges from a misdemeanor to a felony.

Many people who deposit checks are unknowing victims. But depositing a or washed check, even if you didn't realize it, can have serious consequences: You may have to pay back the full amount of the check. In most cases, once a check is found to be fraudulent, the amount will be charged to your bank account.