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Expert: Robin Sexton - 7/31/2009


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What can I do to collect from someone who wrote a bad check, and then gave me a replacement check on an account that the bank had closed?

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Kim,

Most prosecutors or police departments have a pretty well defined procedure for handling check cases, they are very common.  Call you local police department and ask what the procedure is for your state and jurisdiction.
These are criminal acts and can be prosecuted.  The person can also be subject to some civil penalty such as a 25 dollar fee in some states payable to the person they wrote the check to as an additional penalty.

Good luck

robin

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Robin Sexton

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Questions dealing with Police and investigative procedures, criminal investigation for all classifications of crimes, Interview and interrogation techniques, crime scene procedure. Police techniques and procedures. Can not answer specific questions about specific cases.

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Member of the Michigan State Police for over 30 years. Over 20 years as a Detective. Conducted numerous investigations from Homicide to dog bite. Internal investigations. Investigations in prison enviorment. Majority of career has been spent in rural areas of Michigan

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Bachelor of Science degree. Long list of professional training

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