Someone has written a bad check to my business. What can I do?

When a bad check is written to a merchant, the merchant can turn that check, plus a $10 fee for each check, over to our office for prosecution. Any check(s) needs to be accompanied by the Affidavit/Request for Prosecution form. Our office contracts with Diversion Services to manage bad checks. Copies of the check(s) and the appropriate fee(s) can be mailed, or brought in person, to Diversion Services.

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1. Someone has written a bad check to my business. What can I do?
2. What happens after a bad check is turned over to Diversion by the merchant?
3. What happens after the check is accepted by Diversion Services?
4. Can a merchant take a payment after a check has been turned over to Diversion?
5. Is there a minimum/maximum amount of a bad check that can be processed by Diversion?
6. How do I make payment on my bad check?
7. What happens if the check-writer does not respond to the letters from Diversion?
8. What happens after criminal charges are filed?
9. How do you determine if someone is eligible for the bad check program that can result in a dismissal of charges?
10. What is the bad check program?