Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

Paying a bounced check before court date in Massachusetts.

I moved 2 years ago to Boston from a small town one hour away. We changed our address with post office and had no problems receiving our mail. Today I received a court letter of a hearing that I need to be in court for larceny by check for under $250. I was never sent any notification from the bank of the bounced check or the person accusing of issuing a bad check. I have means to pay so it's not like I intentionally wrote a bad check.I have requested the bank to send the copies of any bounced check that have occurred. If I contact the people that I own and pay the directly will the case against me be dismissed? Or that can be used against me? I assume the check must be lower than $100 as I rarely use this account.


Asked on 12/27/13, 9:34 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Brian Simoneau Law Office of Brian E. Simoneau

Assuming that the case is still at the Clerk-Magistrate level, you should contact the complainant and ask for a stipulation of dismissal in exchange for payment in full. In most check cases, the complainant is just concerned with getting the money repaid and not criminal prosecution.

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Answered on 12/28/13, 8:18 am


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