A debt collector may not use unfair or unconscionable means to collect a debt. This includes depositing a postdated check prior to the date on the check.
Hawaii Notice to Debt Collector - Depositing a Postdated Check Prior to the Date on the Check
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Use this form to notify a debt collector they violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Receiving notice from a consumer makes it more likely a debt collector will comply with the FDCPA. If they don't comply after receiving notice, your notice letter may help prove that their actions were intentional.
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Yes. Banks and credit unions generally don't have to wait until the date you put on a check to cash it. However, state law may require the bank or credit union to wait to cash the check if you give it reasonable notice. Contact your bank or credit union to learn what its policies are.
From a criminal law perspective, there is nothing inherently illegal about postdating a check, says Eric Hintz, a criminal defense attorney in Sacramento, California. Hintz says that only criminal intent, such as intentionally not having enough money for a payment, can be grounds for check fraud.
If the bank does not spot that the cheque has been post-dated, the cheque would then probably be paid before you intended or returned unpaid if you have insufficient funds in your account. This could potentially incur you charges and cause inconvenience to the recipient.
Postdating a check is done by writing a check for a future date instead of the actual date the check was written. This is typically done with the intention that the check recipient will not cash or deposit the check until the future indicated date.
The post-dated cheque is not payable till the date which is shown on the face of the said document. It will only become cheque on the date shown on it and prior to that it remains a bill of exchange under Section 5 of the Act.
Federal law restricts what a debt collector can and cannot do with your postdated check. Specifically, under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), a debt collector cannot: coerce you into making a postdated payment by threatening or instituting criminal prosecution.
Yes. Banks are permitted to pay checks even though payment occurs prior to the date of the check. A check is payable upon demand unless you submit a formal post-dating notice with your bank, possibly for a fee.
It doesn't matter to the bank what date you put on a check, they'll honor it (or not) when they get it for posting. The court doesn't care what date is on a check...
Generally, state law provides that if you notified your bank or credit union about a post-dated check a reasonable time before it received the check, your notice is valid for six months. During that time, the bank or credit union should not cash the check before the date you wrote on the check.
1 attorney answerIt doesn't matter to the bank what date you put on a check, they'll honor it (or not) when they get it for posting. The court doesn't care what date is on a check...
