Criteria for Filing a Worthless Check Complaint
In order for the Worthless Check Unit to accept a worthless check for prosecution, the following criteria MUST be met:
–The transaction in which the worthless check was presented must have taken place in TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA. A worthless check mailed from another locale (including another state) may be referred to the WCU if it was mailed/delivered to Tuscaloosa County.
–All worthless checks MUST be referred to the Worthless Check Unit no later than ONE YEAR from the date on the check.
—In order to file a complaint with the Worthless Check Unit, the check(s) in question should be stamped either “INSUFFICIENT FUNDS” (NSF) or “CLOSED ACCOUNT” (also “NO ACCOUNT FOUND”).
—The check must be written for a thing of value.
–The check must have been presented for payment (deposited) no later than 30 days after the date of the check.
—If a partial payment has been accepted by the victim, the Worthless Check Unit CANNOT accept the check in question for prosecution.