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Are There Fees for Bounced Checks? When there are insufficient funds in an account, and a bank decides to bounce a check, it charges the account holder an NSF fee. If the bank accepts the check, but it makes the account negative, the bank charges an overdraft fee.

After you find out that the check bounced, contact the bank. Even though the check bounced at one time, there might be sufficient funds now. Ask if the bank can try depositing the check again. If there still aren't sufficient funds in the customer's account, ask the bank if they can do an enforced collection.

A bad check is one that can't be negotiated because it's drawn on a nonexistent account or on an account that holds insufficient funds to cover its amount. 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.

A bounced check is a check for which there are not enough funds in the bank customer's account to cover it. The bank declines to honor the check and ?bounces? it back to the account holder, who is typically charged a penalty fee for nonsufficient funds (NSF).

Penalties. If an individual acquires property or services worth $500 or more with one bad check, then the individual is guilty of a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $1,000. Section 8-106(a).

In Maryland, the maximum penalty for obtaining goods or services valued at less than $100 with a bad check is 90 days in jail, and 18 months in jail for obtaining goods or services between $100 and $500.