This legal document, governed by the Mississippi Code 1972, Crimes, False Pretenses and Cheats, prohibits any person with fraudulent intent from making, drawing, issuing, uttering, delivering, or authorizing any check, draft, electronically converted check, or electronic commercial debit to obtain money, delivery of other valuable property, services, the use of property or credit extended by any licensed gaming establishment drawn on any real or fictitious bank, corporation, firm or person. The document defines various terms such as ‘check’, ‘credit’, ’electronically converted check’, ’electronic commercial debit’, ‘payor’, ‘payee’, ‘payor bank’, and ‘payee bank’.

This legal document, as part of the Mississippi Code 1972, governs the making, drawing, issuing, uttering, delivering, or initiation of various payment methods such as checks, drafts, orders, electronically converted checks, or electronic commercial debit payments. It applies to the maker, drawer, or payor of the check or electronic fund transfer. The document establishes a presumption of intent to defraud and knowledge of insufficient funds if the payment is refused by the drawee and the maker, drawer, or payor fails to pay the amount due within fifteen days after receiving notice of non-payment.

This legal document pertains to the notice requirements for bad checks, electronically converted checks, and electronic commercial debits in Mississippi. It specifies that notice is not required in certain situations, such as when the drawee is located outside of Mississippi, when the drawer or payor is not a resident of Mississippi or has left the state, or when the drawer or payor did not have an account with the drawee or payor bank at the time of issuance or dishonor, or if payment is denied due to a closed account.

This legal document pertains to prosecutions or actions under Section 97-19-55 of the Mississippi Code 1972 related to bad checks, electronically converted checks, and electronic commercial debits. It establishes that a check, draft, order, or electronically converted check with the required information at the time of issuance, utterance, or delivery serves as prima facie evidence of the identity of the party issuing, uttering, or delivering the instrument and their authorization to draw upon the named account.

This legal document outlines the duties of drawees and payor’s banks in relation to the dishonor of checks, drafts, or other orders for payment of money, as well as electronically converted checks or electronic commercial debits. It states that drawees must provide a written, printed, or stamped reason for dishonor or refusal to pay on the check or attached to it. Failure to do so may be used as evidence of the making or uttering of the check and its proper dishonor.

Each making, drawing, issuing, uttering, delivering, or initiation of any such check, draft, order, electronically converted check, or electronic commercial debit as aforesaid shall constitute a separate offense. HISTORY: Codes, 1942, 2153-07; Laws, 1972, ch. 476, 7; Laws, 2015, ch. 323, 6, eff from and after July 1, 2015. Amendment Notes The 2015 amendment inserted or initiation and electronically converted check, or electronic commercial debit and made minor stylistic changes. Cross References District attorney authorized to assist in recovery and restitution from persons issuing bad checks, see 97-19-73.

This legal document, under Mississippi Code 1972, Crimes, False Pretenses and Cheats, governs the penalties and restitution for bad checks, electronically converted checks, and electronic commercial debits. Any person violating Section 97-19-55 may be subject to different penalties based on the offense. For the first offense involving checks less than $100.00, it is considered a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $25.00 to $500.00, or imprisonment in the county jail for 5 to 6 months, or both.

This provision, found in the Mississippi Code 1972 under the Crimes section, states that any person, firm, or corporation causing the arrest of the drawer of bad checks, electronically converted checks, or electronic commercial debits shall not be criminally or civilly liable for false arrest or false imprisonment. The provision requires the existence of prima facie evidence of fraudulent intent and the giving of notice, if required, under Section 97-19-57. The history of the provision includes amendments in 1983 and 2015, which expanded its scope to include electronically converted checks and electronic commercial debits.

Sections 97-19-5 through 97-19-29 shall not be construed so as to preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of this state which presently applies or may in the future apply to any transaction which violates said sections, unless such provision is inconsistent with the terms of said sections. HISTORY: Codes, 1942, 2148.7-13; Laws, 1968, ch. 345, 13, eff 60 days after passage (approved August 8, 1968).

This legal document outlines the procedures for handling bad checks and restitution in Mississippi. It applies to individuals or entities who hold a check, draft, or order for payment that has been made in violation of Section 97-19-55 of the Mississippi Code. The document specifies that the holder of such a check may file a complaint with the district attorney, accompanied by the original check and a return receipt showing mailing of notice.