Issuance of Dishonored Check.
Many people mistakenly believe that issuing a dishored check is not a crime, when in reality it is a very serious crime. Here are the facts about issuing a dishonored check:
If you issue a check that you know, or should have known would be dishonored you will charged with a crime. A bank dishonors a check when you have written a check without having fund sufficient to make the check good, written a check on a closed account or written a check on a non-existent account. Many people who have their checks dishonored mistakenly believe that the Court or the prosecutor will dismiss this type of a charge after hearing some type of explaination along the lines that this was some type of accident. However, many prosecutors will dismiss your case. That is because the prosecutor knew you had ample time to make the check good and you did not do so. Issuance of dishonored checks is considered a fraud charge and a theft related offense. Such an offense could result in fines, jail time and other penalties, including a permanent criminal conviction on your record.
In Minnesota, for issuing a bad check you could face a felony charge up to $10,000 and five years in prison if the value of the check(s) is for more than $500. You could also be charged with a misdemeanor and face up to one year in prison and $3,000 in fines if the value of the check(s) is less than $500.
Pleading Guilty to the Issuance of Dishonored Check- Do not do it!
Theft crimes in Minnesota are serious offenses. All Theft crimes, including Issuance of a Dishonored Check committed in Minnesota are punishable by jail time. Pleading guilty to a theft related offense may result in a permanent criminal record. A theft conviction, no matter how minor, can and may have negative consequences for you.
Defendants convicted of Issuance of Dishonored Check may find it difficult to obtain meaningful employment, keep a good job, apply for a good job, obtain credit, keep a professional license or obtain a professional license. A plea of guilty resulting in a permanent criminal conviction for issuance of dishonored check, no matter how minor cannot be fully expunged. And trying to obtain an expungement after a plea of guilty resulting in permanent criminal conviction is very difficult and expensive. So you need make keeping a this type off conviction off your criminal record priority!
I have been charged with Issuance of a Dishonored Check and I want to keep it off my Record. What Should I do?
First, Call Martin Azarian, P.A.. Martin Azarian has twenty-two years of criminal defense experience, seventeen years in Minnesota. The vast majority of his clients charged with this type of offesne have their cases dismissed, charges reduced and do not go to jail or prison.
Second, do not even think about going to court alone! And do not even think about pleading guilty, even if you are guilty there may ways to keep this offense off your criminal record. Here’s what you should do: Call Martin S. Azarian Criminal Defense, P.A. Martin S. Azarian Criminal Defense, P.A. has over twenty-two years of criminal defense experience, seventeen years in Minnesota. Many of his clients avoid a permanent criminal conviction, jail time or prison time. Let Martin S. Azarian Criminal Defense, P.A. go to court for you and fight for you!
The Consequences
Any type of permanent theft conviction on your record mayl have major negative consequences. Employers, landlords, credit bureaus, landlords, colleges, professional schools do background checks and they will find your conviction. The State of Minnesota mayl not hire you. Employers in the banking, security industry, or other industry or profession where trust is crucial may not employ you. No matter how minor the offense you may not be able to explain it away. Suppose you go to court alone, and plead guilty and avoid jail time. Think you did a good job representing yourself? Fast-forward five years and you are interviewing for your dream job and your potential employer asks you about your theft conviction. What are you going say…it was just ten dollars? The interview may end with maybe without the job. What is worse, this may happen to you at every job interview because employers use the same background checking companies and these companies share will share your record. The most important thing to remember is to keep this offense of your criminal record.
Theft related convictions sometimes negatively impact a person’s life. All it takes is to make two bad choices. The first is to commit the offense, second, not hiring an experience criminal defense attorney like Martin S. Azarian, P.A.
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