District of Columbia Notice of Bad Check or NSF Check - Criminal
This is a Notice of Bad Check or NSF Check - Civil. A "Bad Check or NSF check" (also known as a "bounced check" or "bad check") is a Bad Check or NSF check which the bank will not pay because there is no such checking account, or there are insufficient funds in the account to pay the Bad Check or NSF check. In order to attempt the greatest possible recovery on a Bad Check or NSF check, the business owner, or any other person given a Bad Check or NSF check, may be required by state law to notify the debtor that the Bad Check or NSF check was dishonored.
Washington DC Bad Check or NSF Check Law Summary - District of Columbia Notice of Bad Check or NSF Check - Criminal
District of Columbia Bad Check Law Summary
Notice of Bad Check or NSF Check
Note: This summary is not intended to be an all inclusive summary of the bad check laws, but does contain basic and other provisions.
CRIMINAL PROVISIONS
District of Columbia bad check laws and Code
PART IV. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE AND PRISONERS.
TITLE 22. CRIMINAL OFFENSES.
CHAPTER 14. FORGERY; FRAUDS.
§ 22-1410. Making, drawing, or uttering bad check or NSF check, draft, or order with intent to defraud; proof of intent; "credit" defined.
Any person within the District of Columbia who, with intent to defraud, shall make, draw, utter, or deliver any bad check or NSF check, draft, order, or other instrument for the payment of money upon any bank or other depository, knowing at the time of such making, drawing, uttering, or delivering that the maker or drawer has not sufficient funds in or credit with such bank or other depository for the payment of such bad check or NSF check, draft, order, or other instrument in full upon its presentation, shall, if the amount of such check, draft, order, or other instrument is $100 or more, be guilty of a felony and fined not more than $3,000 or imprisoned for not less than 1 year nor more than 3 years, or both; or if the amount of such check, draft, order, or other instrument is less than $100, be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both. As against the maker or drawer thereof the making, drawing, uttering, or delivering by such maker or drawer of a bad check or NSF check, draft, order, or other instrument, payment of which is refused by the drawee because of insufficient funds of the maker or drawer in its possession or control, shall be prima facie evidence of the intent to defraud and of knowledge of insufficient funds in or credit with such bank or other depository, provided such maker or drawer shall not have paid the holder thereof the amount due thereon, together with the amount of protest fees, if any, within 5 days after receiving notice in person, or writing, that such bad check or NSF check, draft, order, or other instrument has not been paid. The word "credit," as used herein, shall be construed to mean arrangement or understanding, express or implied, with the bank or other depository for the payment of such bad check or NSF check, draft, order, or other instrument.