Re: Criminal charges for bad checks in Illinois

Posted by Tia (199.35.136.226) on January 26, 2004 at 13:55:36:

In Reply to: Re: Criminal charges for bad checks in Illinois posted by Why Chat on January 26, 2004 at 07:00:11:

Hi Chat. What does that mean? Why are their threats illegal? I am still not sure if I can be charged for this criminally. I was told that checks written within 7 days that exceed a certain amount are a felony. Below are a few paragraphs in a letter I received from a lawyer
concerning the NSF checks I'm being accused of writing back in 1994. It turns out it was actually six checks written within a one week
period for one company, and 4 for another which totals 10 checks. I'm in Illinois.

Here are two paragraphs from the letter I received:

That said checks to the named payee were issued in violation of 720
ILCS 5/17-1 (B,d) in that said check was issued or transferred by the
defendant(s) knowing that said check(s) were issued up on a real or
fictitious depository for the payment of money, knowing that it would
not be paid by the depository, or that there were not sufficient fund
upon deposit to pay said check(s).

That the said check(s) were presented for payment upon the depository
on two occasions and that the said check(s) were dishonored in each
instance seven days apart. That the defendant(s) have been sent by
certified mail and regular mail notice of the dishonor and have
failed to cure said dishonor within 30 days following written demand
for payment.

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