Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

tonight i had a costumer try and pay for an item with a fake $100 bill. she knew it was a fake. i knew it was a fake. i called over AP who came over and took the bill from me and GAVE IT BACK TO THE GUEST telling her that we could not accept this bill, and if she had another form of payment. i know that i should have just taken the bill and ended her transaction so that AP could have either built a case on her, or even arrested her...but now, the law says if someone is in possession of counterfeit money, it is a felony and can lead up to 20 years in jail. now here's my Question, WHY DID AP GIVE THE BILL BACK TO HER, KNOWING IT WAS A FAKE??? the law says in this instance, my AP guy has now committed a crime by allowing fake money to be back in the hands of the counterfeiter which he admitted to me later has had this problem before. what do i do?

Asked on 3/22/14, 3:26 am

Greg Hill Greg Hill & Associates

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What do you do? Talk to the AP's supervisor and do not do any business with the same customer again.

Answered on 3/22/14, 6:58 am

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