can a check exchange place take u to jail for the amout of under 400.00

[csapp36]

What is the name of your state? i live in kentucky

 

[hexeliebe]

Good for you. Now since you have not asked a question I will assume you're here because Kentucky got their ass handed to them by North Carolina in baketball and you want to sue?

 

[csapp36]

my question was if i owe a check place where u go to and borrow money from can they send u to jail if the amount u owe is under $400.00

 

[hexeliebe]

Not even if the amount is MORE THAN $400,000....

However, they can file criminal fraud charges and the district attorney and the judge CAN.

Or, if the amount is under the statutory limit for a felony, they can simply file against you in civil court, get a judgement against you, then you'll have that not only on your credit report but hanging over your head for the next 10 years plus an extension of another 10.

So, what would you like to do about this problem?

 

[JETX]

"Or, if the amount is under the statutory limit for a felony, they can simply file against you in civil court"
*** Sorry, not correct. Most state laws provide TWO separate charges for your writing a 'bad check'. They are criminal (complaint filed with local prosecutor by merchant) and civil (merchant can file a complaint in civil court).

In Kentucky, the possible criminal penalty is:
Issuing a check knowing that it will not be honored by the drawee is theft by deception under Kentucky law. [KRS 514.040(1)(e)] - "Theft by deception is a Class A misdemeanor unless the value of the property, service, or the amount of the check or sight order referred to in subsection (6) or (7) of this section is three hundred dollars ($300) or more, in which case it is a Class D felony".
Misdemeanor fine is up to $500 fine plus one year in penitentiary for a misdemeanor
Felony is punishable by imprisonment from one to five years and a fine of not more than $10,000, or double the offender's gain from commission of the crime, whichever is greater.

In Kentucky, there is no civil penalty, but the payee can sue for the amount of the check.