The Bad Check Unit will send a ten-day notice letter to the issuer of the check. This notice is required by law and allows the issuer to bring the money, including administrative and collection fees, to our office within ten days of the postmark date of the letter. Most cases are resolved at this stage. If all fees and restitution are not paid within this ten-day period, the issuer is required to attend an intake session.

 

At intake, the issuer again is provided an opportunity to pay all restitution and fees. At this stage, the bad check writer will also be required to attend a seminar on how to manage a checking account.

After all attempts to seek payment of the dishonored check fail, then our office may initiate criminal proceedings. Once criminal charges are filed, the bad check writer is given another opportunity to make good on the check. The Bad Check Unit will process and prosecute your check at no cost to you. In fact, the Bad Check Unit will collect a fee, in addition to the face amount of the check, to help you recoup any of the costs you are charged by your bank for the check’s return.

 

When all else fails, and the issuer fails to make restitution to the victim, the check writer faces felony and/or misdemeanor prosecution. If convicted, the check writer may be placed on supervised probation and required to pay restitution. In some cases, the check writer may have to serve jail time.

Please contact:

 
Jackson County Prosecuting Attorneys Bad Check Unit

321 W. Lexington, Suite 100

Independence, MO 64050

Phone: (816) 881-4640 Fax: (816) 881-4526

The Check Division of the Clay County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office was formed to help individuals and merchants in Clay County reduce their bad check losses through prevention and enforcement. The division also enforces Missouri’s bad check laws and collects restitution for victims of bad checks.

 

Clay County Bad Check Unit

11 South Water Street

Liberty, Missouri 64068

(816)736-8310