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When you write a check and there's not enough funds in your account when it's presented, this is considered non-sufficient funds (NSF). When a check is returned due to NSF, it's returned to the payee that deposited the check, at their bank. This allows them to redeposit the check at a later time, if available.

Passing a bad check in Missouri is a class A misdemeanor unless the amount is $750 or more or the defendant wrote the check on a non-existent account, in which case it is a class E felony. Multiple checks passed within a 10-day period can be added together to reach the $750 threshold.

A person who writes a check under $500 faces a misdemeanor charge, carrying up to one year in the county jail and a $1,000 fine as the maximum punishment. A group of checks written within a 10 day time frame may be aggregated to form the $500 amount necessary to charge a felony offense.

PC 476 check fraud primarily deals with making, passing, or attempting to pass, , fictitious, or altered checks with intent to defraud somebody out of money or property. Penal Code 476a, primarily deals with real checks you pass, or attempt to pass, with insufficient funds.

Check fraud in Missouri is a Class A misdemeanor charge when the check's amount was for less than $750. Check fraud is a Class E felony charge when the amount of the check (or the total for multiple checks within a ten-day period) is for $750 or more.

When a check bounces, it is not honored by the depositor's bank and may result in overdraft fees and banking restrictions. Additional penalties for bouncing checks may include negative credit score marks, refusal of merchants to accept your checks, and potentially legal trouble.