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To criminally prosecute a bad check, South Carolina law states a check must be deposited within 10 days of receipt, the check cannot be postdated, that there was no agreement to hold the check, and a warrant must be obtained within 180 days from the date the check was received.

Penalties for writing a fraudulent check vary based on both the amount of the check, as well as the existence of any prior convictions. A first offense is punishable by fines ranging from $50 to $500 and as much as thirty days in jail.

Collection Procedures When you receive a worthless check and it meets the legal requirements, you can submit the check and Victim/Vendor Worksheet to the Solicitor's Office for collection. This relieves you of the burden of the traditional collection process.

The Program transfers the collection process from the victim to the Solicitor's Office, eliminating the victim's work and cost associated with collections. The traditional prosecution of worthless checks is still the law. Participation by a victim in the Worthless Check Program is FREE.

To criminally prosecute a bad check, South Carolina law states a check must be deposited within 10 days of receipt, the check cannot be postdated, that there was no agreement to hold the check, and a warrant must be obtained within 180 days from the date the check was received.

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. You may also sue someone who writes you a bad check without having a valid reason for doing so.