A
check is Eligible if...
- The amount is no more than $2,500 (or multiple
checks do not exceed this limit). There are no
minimum dollar restrictions.
- The check was received in Cape & Islands District,
deposited in a bank in exchange for goods or services
and was presumed “good” at the time of acceptance.
- A “Certified Notice” was sent to check writer
allowing 10 days to make check good.
- A photo I.D. (driver’s license, state identification
card) was recorded at the transaction.
A
check is Ineligible if...
- It is post-dated.
- Both parties knew there were insufficient funds at the time of transaction.
- It is an out-of-state, two-party, government, rent, stop
payment or payroll check.
- The identity of the check writer is unknown.
- There is no amount, date, or signature on the check.
- The numeric and written amounts on check do not
match.
- The check involves an “extension of credit” or was
payment on an account.
- The check has not been processed by a bank.
Checks
ineligible for the Cape & Islands District Attorney Bad Check Restitution
Program may be pursued via small claims court or by a private collection
agency.
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