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Pursuant to Florida law, you have 30 days from receipt of this notice to tender payment in cash of the full amount of the dishonored payment instrument, plus a service charge of $25 if the face value does not exceed $50, $30 if the face value exceeds $50 but does not exceed $300, $40 if the face value exceeds $300, or ...

Generally the issuing of a worthless check for $150 or more for services or merchandise is a Third Degree Felony and if convicted the maker of the check could receive up to 5 years in prison and/or $5,000 fine.

The Bad Check Diversion Program (BCDP) is a diversion program designed to obtain restitution and a service fee for you, the complainant without processing the case through the criminal justice system. A processing fee is paid by the check writer to help defray the costs of running the diversion program.

It is also a crime to forge a check or write a check. If you believe you are a victim of a crime, report this to your police department, sheriff's office, or district attorney's office. You may also sue someone who writes you a bad check without having a valid reason for doing so.

Use these six ways to collect on a bad check without going to court. Contact the Bank First. ... Call Your Customer. ... Send a Certified Letter. ... Call Your Local District Attorney's Office. ... Use a Check Recovery Service. ... Contact a Collection Agency.

The Notice of Worthless Check should be mailed by regular first-class mail to the address shown on the check (if there is not an address on the check, you will need to ask for one). The check writer is then given fifteen (15) days from the date of mailing in which to make the check good.

You may be responsible for repaying the entire amount of the check. While bank policies and state laws vary, you may have to pay the bank the entire amount of the fraudulent check that you cashed or deposited into your account. You may have to pay overdraft fees.

Most states' statutes provide that treble damages (3x the amount of the check) plus the amount of the check can be recovered from the maker should the maker or drawer fail to pay the amount owing to the payee within 30 days following a prescribed written demand for the amount of the check.

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.