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Can you summarize AKST 11.46.280?
Theft and Related Offenses. > Issuing a bad check.
Short Summary
This legal document, found in the Alaska Statutes under Criminal Law, Offenses Against Property, and Theft and Related Offenses, governs the crime of issuing a bad check. According to the document, a person commits the crime if they issue a check knowing that it will not be honored by the drawee. The document provides prima facie evidence of the drawer’s knowledge if payment of the check was refused for lack of funds and the drawer failed to make full satisfaction of the amount due within a specified time period, or if the drawer had no account with the drawee at the time the check was issued. The document defines key terms such as ‘amount due’ and ‘check’, and specifies the penalties for issuing a bad check based on the face amount of the check. It classifies the offense as a class B felony, class C felony, class A misdemeanor, or class B misdemeanor depending on the amount involved. No exemptions are mentioned in the document.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person who issues a check
What does it govern?
Issuing bad checks
What are exemptions?
No exemptions are mentioned.
What are the Penalties?
Class B felony if the face amount of the check is $25,000 or more; Class C felony if the face amount of the check is $750 or more but less than $25,000; Class A misdemeanor if the face amount of the check is $250 or more but less than $750; Class B misdemeanor if the face amount of the check is less than $250.
Jurisdiction
Alaska