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A check or order of $1,000 or more but less than $75,000 is a misdemeanor of the first degree. You can be sentenced to up to five years in jail and a fine up to $5,000. It is a felony of the third degree if the check or order is $75,000 or more.

1st Degree Misdemeanor: Punishable by up to 5 years in prison if check is $1,000 or more but less than $75,000, or if you pass a bad check of any amount less than $75,000 and it is your 3rd offense within 5 years. 3rd Degree Felony: Punishable by up to 7 years in prison if check is $75,000 or more.

First degree misdemeanor: If the check is $1,000 or more but less than $75,000. A defendant can be sentenced to up to five years in prison and a fine of $5,000. Third degree felony: If the check is $75,000 or more, of if it is a defendant's third or subsequent offense within a five-year period.

What is a Bad Check? Pennsylvania Consolidated Statute § 4105 sets forth that a person commits an offense if he issues or passes a check knowing that it will not be honored by the drawee.

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).

People who write bad checks are normally charged fees by their banks and they could be on the hook for any fees incurred by the payee as well. Knowingly writing a bad check may constitute a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the amount of the check and the state in which it was written.