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Wisconsin Notice of Dishonored Check - Civil - Keywords: bad check, bounced check

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Wisconsin
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WI-401N
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This is a Notice of Dishonored Check - Civil. A "dishonored check" (also known as a "bounced check" or "bad check") is a check which the bank will not pay because there is no such checking account, or there are insufficient funds in the account to pay the check. In order to attempt the greatest possible recovery on a dishonored check, the business owner, or any other person given a dishonored check, may be required by state law to notify the debtor that the check was dishonored.

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When there are insufficient funds in an account, and a bank decides to bounce a check, it charges the account holder an NSF fee. If the bank accepts the check, but it makes the account negative, the bank charges an overdraft (OD) fee. If the account stays negative, the bank may charge an extended overdraft fee.

Writing bad checks can lead to several theft charges, but with the help of a skilled defense attorney, you can work to reduce or even dismiss charges.

Writing a bad check, also known as a hot check, is illegal. Banks normally charge a fee to anyone who writes a bad check unintentionally. The punishment for trying to pass a bad check intentionally ranges from a misdemeanor to a felony.

Penal Code 476a PC is the California statute that makes it a crime for a person to write or pass a bad check, knowing there are insufficient funds to cover payment of the check. 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.

A bounced check occurs when the writer of the check has insufficient funds available to fulfill the payment amount on the check to the payee. When a check bounces, they are not honored by the depositor's bank, and may result in fees and banking restrictions.

Bouncing a check can happen to anyone. Write one and you'll owe your bank an NSF fee of between $27 and $35, and the recipient of the check is permitted to charge a returned-check fee of between $20 and $40 or a percentage of the check amount.

If you are given a bad check, you can sue for the amount of the check plus bank fees. You can also add damages to your claim.

If the tellers at the checks bank tell you there ARE sufficient funds you have three options: cash the check immediately (actually get cash - probably not recommended if it's several thousand dollars), take the check to YOUR bank and deposit the funds (this will take 2-3 days for the check to clear - not recommended),

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

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Wisconsin Notice of Dishonored Check - Civil - Keywords: bad check, bounced check