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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.

Worthless checks (usually referred to by the acronym PWBC - Passing Worthless Bank Checks) are either 1st degree Misdemeanors or 3rd degree Felonies under Florida law.

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.

Florida Statute 832.07 provides that if the check is not honored with appropriate extra fees within 15 days of receiving notice, the bad check can be used as prima facie evidence that the person intended to defraud.

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 ...

For checks exchanged for goods or services less than $150.00, the business or individual has two years from the check's date to file a complaint. If the goods or services were valued at $150.00 or more, there is a three year statute of limitations from the date that appears on the check.