Are post dated checks illegal?
On One Hand: Post-Dated Checks Are Not Technically Illegal.The act of post-dating a check, which involves dating the check with a future date instead of the actual date, is not an illegal activity in the United States. In some cases, depending on the state the check was written in, post-dated checks may not even fall under the state’s “bad check” laws.On the Other: Writing a Post-Dated Check May Break Other Laws.It may not be illegal to post-date a check, but it is illegal to write a check when you knowingly do not have enough money to cover it. Many banks will pay the check prior to the written date, unless the check writer notifies the bank that it should not.Bottom LineIn many cases it is unwise to post-date a check, even though the act is legal.
