If I’ve received a notice to appear in criminal court for a bad check but pay the balance owed to the store before the court date, will this help?
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If I’ve received a notice to appear in criminal court for a bad check but pay the balance owed to the store before the court date, will this help?
Asked on March 1, 2015 under Criminal Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
It will not automatically result in the charges being dismissed (since the act of passing the bad check already occured) but will definitely help by showing either or both of a lack of criminal intent (plausibly, the original bad check was an error, and when you discovered it, you corrected it) or contrition (you've done what you can to make amends).
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