1. Make personal contact with the check writer; if you are unsuccessful, send a statutory certified notice. The check writer has 5 days to respond and remit payment. Sample Statutory Certified Notice

2. If you do not hear from the check writer or receive payment, simply contact the Bad Check Restitution Program at 1-866-286-1531 for a bad check crime report form.

3. Fill out the crime report form, attach originals (you retain photocopies) of all checks and notification documents, such as return receipts and bank notices and mail to:

Ingham County
Prosecuting Attorney
Bad Check Restitution Program

P.O. Box 13170
Lansing, MI 48901-3170
(postal address only)

If you do not receive restitution within 60 days, contact the Ingham County
Prosecuting Attorney Bad Check Restitution Program.