Is stopping payment on a check the same as writing a bad check?
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Is stopping payment on a check the same as writing a bad check?
I bailed my ex-boyfriend out of jail about 9 months ago. The bondsman had me sign checks with aounts on them. We then broke up and he went to jail, while still owing bailbondsman around $1,000. I stopped payment on the checks, as he was in jail and we were no longer together. Now, they are thretening to prosecute me and send me to jail for passing bad checks. They still have the checks they showed them to me. Can I go to jail for this?
Asked on January 5, 2014 under Criminal Law, Ohio
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Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country, stopping payment on a check where there is sufficient money in the account to make good on the check is nit the same as writing a check that will not clear. If you had a valid reason to stop payment on the check, you did nothing wrong.
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