What are the Penalties for Passing a Worthless Check?
Worthless Checks Program This office handles worthless checks received in Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties ONLY! Do not contact us if this is not the correct jurisdiction. Their procedures may be different. The Office of the State Attorney, 10th Judicial Circuit, prosecutes Worthless Checks and offers a Diversion Program for Worthless Check Offenders that can avoid resolution through the court system. The advantage of this program for merchants is that it increases the speed and rate of recovery. The information given below answers many questions concerning worthless checks and what is needed to prosecute these cases.
