New Jersey Criminal Defense Lawyer - NJ: Bad checks in New Jersey

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Law Offices of Allan Marain
Attorneys at Law
100 Bayard Street
P.O. Box 1030
New Brunswick NJ 08903
732-828-2020
or Toll Free: 877-652-6531
email: Info@MarainLaw.com

Bad checks are often referred to as “bounced checks.” The New Jersey statute that discusses bad (or bounced) checks is N.J.S. 2C:21-5. Under that statute, a person who issues or passes a check for the payment of money, knowing

that it will not be honored by the bank, commits an offense. In order to obtain a conviction, the State of New Jersey must prove that the defendant knew at the time he issued or passed the check that it would not be honored by the bank on which it was drawn.

New Jersey law allows a jury to infer that the issuer knew that the check would bounce under the following circumstances:

1. The person who issued the check had no account with the bank upon which the check was drawn at the time the check he issued the check; or

2. Payment was refused by the bank for lack of funds, upon presentation within thirty days after issue, and the issuer failed to make good within ten days after receiving notice of that refusal or after notice has been sent to the issuer's last known address.

Bad check charges defended by New Jersey Criminal Defense Lawyer

Bad check charges defended by New Jersey Criminal Defense Lawyer

Criminal Lawyers in New Jersey™ have combined experience defending charges such as these. In fact, the very first court case that Mr. Marain ever handled was for a client who allegedly issued a bad check. The judge dismissed the complaint.

Persons charged with, or who may be charged with issuing a bad check should speak with an experienced New Jersey criminal defense lawyer immediately. Time is a precious resource. Criminal Lawyers in New Jersey™ can use this time effectively on their behalf.

Law Offices of Allan Marain
Attorney and Counsellors at Law
100 Bayard Street
P.O. Box 1030
New Brunswick NJ 08903
732-828-2020
or Toll Free: 877-652-6531
email: Info@MarainLaw.com

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Counsellors at Law in the Law Offices of Allan Marain, located in New Brunswick, represent clients throughout Central and Northern New Jersey. That includes Asbury Park, Bedminster, Belleville, Bergenfield, Berkeley Heights, Bernards Township, Bernardsville, Bogota, Bound Brook, Branchburg, Brick, Bridgewater, Clifton, Clinton, Closter, Cranbury, Cranford, Cresskill, Deal, Demarest, Denville, Dover, Dumont, Dunellen, East Brunswick, East Rutherford, East Windsor, Edison, Elizabeth, Emerson, Englewood, Englishtown, Ewing, Franklin Township, Freehold, Garfield, Garwood, Hackensack, Highland Park, Hillsborough, Hillsdale, Hillside, Jersey City, Kearny, Kenilworth, Lakewood, Lawrence Township, Mahwah, Manville, Marlboro, Matawan, Metuchen, Middlesex Borough, Monroe, Mountainside, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Nutley, Old Bridge, Paramus, Parsippany, Paterson, Perth Amboy, Piscataway, Plainfield, Plainsboro, Point Pleasant, Princeton, Rahway, Raritan, Readington, Red Bank, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Ridgewood, Robbinsville, Rockaway, Rocky Hill, Roselle, Roselle Park, Rutherford, Sayreville, Scotch Plains, Seabright, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Secaucus, Shrewsbury, Somerville, South Amboy, South Bound Brook, South Brunswick, South Orange, South Plainfield, South River, Sparta, Spotswood, Summit, Teaneck, Tenafly, Toms River, Trenton, Union, Wall, Warren, Washington, Watchung, West Windsor, Westfield, Woodbridge, and other communities in Bergen County, Mercer County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, and Warren County. They handle criminal matters in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. They are available to handle matters in the United States Supreme Court.

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