Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

about a check

my friend sent a check to a company there is pa for some items they started to ship the order and they found out that it was not a good check she didnt know that it was not a good check but now they want her to pay 208 for the shipping fee and other things or they are going to contact the police and hae a warrent issued for her can they do that ? do they need to file charges there in pa and not in Washington state were she lives ?

please help she is really worried she has also offer to pay the fees but told them that she will need time as she doesnt have that kind of money


Asked on 7/04/07, 3:35 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
John Gibson John W. Gibson, Esquire

Re: about a check

If they could file bad check charges against her they would have to file in Washington. You indicate that they started to ship the items. If she didn't receive the items and they found out the check was bad before they shipped them, why should she have to pay anything? Most law enforcement people don't like taking cases like this because they believe, and rightfully so, that they are civil matters. I don't think your friend has anything to worry about unless she paid them with a bad check and received the items and is refusing to return the items.

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Answered on 7/06/07, 12:31 pm
James J. White, attorney Law Offices of Smith & White, PLLC

Re: about a check

I believe we spoke about this case in person.

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Answered on 7/18/07, 4:38 pm


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