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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.

Our citizens, business owners, and their employees are the first line of defense against worthless check offenders. What Is A Worthless Check? It is a criminal offense for any person or company to issue a check, knowing at the time of issuance that there are insufficient funds on deposit with the bank.

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.

These checks should be presented to the Sheriff's Office or local authorities for investigations. Florida law gives the authority to prosecute the crime of passing worthless bank checks to the State Attorneys of Florida's 20 Judicial Circuits.

You should send the writer of the check a notice, by certified or registered mail with a return receipt requested or by First Class U.S. Mail with an Affidavit of Service, giving them fifteen (15) days from the receipt of your letter in order to pay you the face amount of the check, plus a service charge of $25.00 (if ...

Where the check issued is in an amount less than $150.00, the offense is classified as a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 1 year in jail. Where the check is in an amount of $150.00 or more, the offense is a third degree felony, punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment.