Make Legal California Bad Checks Forms For Free

Send certified mail. The check you wrote for $________, dated ______, which was made payable to _____________(write your/payee's name here), was returned by ______________ (write name of bank) because ____________(account was closed OR the account had insufficient funds).

On the other hand, felony charges carry up to three years in state prison and a maximum fine of $10,000. Civil penalties may also be accessed under California Civil Code Section 1719. This would require you to pay the full amount of the check to the victim, as well as a statutory service charge or penalty charge.

FOR INSUFFICIENT FUNDS: Pursuant to California Civil Code section 1719(a) you are liable for full amount of the check plus a service charge of $ . (The service charge cannot exceed $25.00 for the first bounced check and $35.00 for each subsequent bounced check.)

Writing a bad check is a crime if the check writer knew that there were insufficient funds to cover the check and intended to defraud you. It is also a crime to forge a check or write a check.

A prosecutor will typically base their decision of the severity of the crime and your prior criminal record. If convicted of a felony case of PC 476a writing or passing bad checks, you will be facing up to three years a California state prison, $10,000 fine, and ordered to pay full restitution.

Penal Code 476a PC makes it a crime to write or pass a bad check (knowing that there are or will be insufficient funds in the account). The offense can be charged as a felony if the value of the bad checks is more than $950.00. Otherwise, the offense is only a misdemeanor.