Legal Question in Banking Law in Oregon

illegal to deposit bad check?

If I deposit a cashiers check from someone I do not know and the check turns out to be fraudulent, am I guilty of some crime?


Asked on 3/04/07, 12:45 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

David Anderson Anderson Business Law LLC

Re: illegal to deposit bad check?

If you KNOW it's fraudulent, YES.

If not, probably not a CRIME, but you will still get STUCK for liability if your bank pays and you withdraw/spend the money.

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Answered on 3/04/07, 2:27 pm


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