• Merchant Affidavit: Issuance of Bad Check  
  

Procedure For Taking A Check:

• IS THE CHECK DATED TODAY?

  • Post-Dated and Replacement Checks Should Not Be Accepted.
     

• IS THE SIGNATURE LEGIBLE?

  • The checks should be signed in your presence.

  • Print the name on business account checks if you cannot read the signature.
     

• IS THE ADDRESS COMPLETE?

  • The check should contain a permanent street address, and home and work phone numbers.
     

• CAN YOU CONFIRM THE IDENTITY OF THE CHECK WRITER?

  • An ID can be forged.  If you are suspicious of a photo identification, examine it carefully.
     

• DO WRITTEN AMOUNTS AND NUMBERS CORRESPOND?
   

• RECORD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

  • Driver's License Number (EVEN IF PRE-PRINTED)

  • Date of Birth

  • Expiration Date of License

  • Initials of Clerk Accepting The Check
     

• WHY IS THE INFORMATION NEEDED?

  • Recording the information convinces the jury that the checkwriter actually wrote the check.

  • This information enables the District Attorney to obtain a warrant.