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CRIMES INVOLVING PROPERTY > Giving a worthless check.
Short Summary
This legal document governs the act of giving a worthless check. It applies to any person who makes, draws, issues, delivers, causes, or directs the making, drawing, issuing, or delivering of a check on any financial institution. Giving a worthless check is a nonperson felony if the check is drawn for $25,000 or more, or if multiple checks with a combined total of $25,000 or more are given within a seven-day period. It is also a nonperson felony if the check is drawn for at least $1,000 but less than $25,000, or if multiple checks with a combined total of at least $1,000 but less than $25,000 are given within a seven-day period, or if the person has been convicted of giving a worthless check two or more times within the past five years. Giving a worthless check for less than $1,000 is a class A nonperson misdemeanor. There are no exemptions mentioned in this document.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person who makes, draws, issues, delivers, causes, or directs the making, drawing, issuing, or delivering of a check on any financial institution
What does it govern?
Giving a worthless check
What are exemptions?
No exemptions are mentioned.
What are the Penalties?
Severity level 7, nonperson felony for checks drawn for $25,000 or more or for multiple checks with a combined total of $25,000 or more within a seven-day period. Severity level 9, nonperson felony for checks drawn for at least $1,000 but less than $25,000, or for multiple checks with a combined total of at least $1,000 but less than $25,000 within a seven-day period, or if the person has been convicted of giving a worthless check two or more times within the past five years. Class A nonperson misdemeanor for checks drawn for less than $1,000.
Jurisdiction
Kansas