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Policies
No Account, Forged and Stolen Checks
A no account,
forged, or stolen check should be taken directly to the police. The police
will conduct an investigation and present their findings to the Prosecutor’s
Office. The Prosecutor will decide what charges to file and attempt
to collect restitution for you through the criminal justice process,
which would be paid to you by the Clerk of Perry County.
You should not accept payment directly from a defendant. Rather, if a defendant contacts you and offers to pay restitution, tell the defendant to contact the Prosecutor. Then you should promptly notify the Prosecutor that the defendant attempted to pay you.
Non-Sufficient Funds Checks
A non-sufficient funds check should be
taken directly to the Prosecutor’s
Office. The Prosecutor will give the payer a fair opportunity to pay
the bad check and applicable fees without subjecting the payer to the
criminal justice process. If the payer refuses to pay, the Prosecutor will
aggressively pursue and vigorously prosecute those who seek to avoid
their obligations under the law.
If the Prosecutor collects the bad check debt and applicable fees without invoking the criminal process, the Prosecutor returns the funds directly to you. If the payer is prosecuted, the Prosecutor will attempt to collect restitution for you through the criminal justice process, which will be paid to you by the Clerk of Perry County. Also, you should not accept any payment directly from a defendant, but rather tell the defendant to contact the Prosecutor. And you should promptly notify the Prosecutor that the defendant attempted to pay you.