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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. The punishment for trying to pass a bad check intentionally ranges from a misdemeanor to a felony.

Writing and passing bad checks is often charged as ?theft by deception? in the state of Kentucky. The charge is considered a misdemeanor if the bad checks are less in value than $300. If they are more than $300, the charges may be escalated to a felony (class D).

The short answer is that you can write personal checks for as much as you want if you have the money in your account, and the receiver can accept the amount.

If you write a check and there isn't enough in your account to cover it, it will be returned to the person or entity who tried to deposit it. This is known as bouncing a check. Bounced checks are also called rubber checks, and the technical finance term for this situation is called non-sufficient funds, or NSF.

Whoever makes, issues, circulates, or pays out any note, check, memorandum, , or other obligation for a less sum than $1, intended to circulate as money or to be received or used in lieu of lawful money of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

It is also a crime to forge a check or write a check. If you believe you are a victim of a crime, report this to your police department, sheriff's office, or district attorney's office.