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Maryland
$35
Alabama
$30
Colorado
$30
Connecticut
$30
Hawaii
$30
Kansas
$30
Mississippi
$30
Montana
$30
Nebraska
$30
New Hampshire
$30
Ohio
$30
Oklahoma
$30
South Dakota
$30
Washington
$30
Wisconsin
$30
Wyoming
$30
Alaska
$25
Arizona
$25
Arkansas
$25
California
$25
Delaware
$25
Florida
$25
Georgia
$25
Illinois
$25
Kentucky
$25
Louisiana
$25
Massachusetts
$25
Michigan
$25
Nevada
$25
Oregon
$25
Pennsylvania
$25
Rhode Island
$25
South Carolina
$25
Texas
$25
Vermont
$25
Virginia
$25
Idaho
$20
Indiana
$20
Iowa
$20
Minnesota
$20
Missouri
$20
New Jersey
$20
New Mexico
$20
New York
$20
North Carolina
$20
North Dakota
$20
Tennessee
$20
Utah
$20
West Virginia
$10
Bad Check Laws by State 2023
Note: In most states and situations, the dollar amount represented by the bad check determines whether the crime of passing it is a misdemeanor or a felony.
State | Misdemeanor Conditions | Felony Conditions | Service Fees (USD) | Service Fee Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | All Amounts | $30 | If bank charge is more than $30, fee amount rises to equal bank charge. | |
| Alaska | <$500 | >$500 | $25 | |
| Arizona | All amounts | $25 | Bank charge may be subbed for fee. | |
| Arkansas | <$200 | >$200 | $25 | |
| California | At discretion of court | All amounts | $25 | Fee is $25 for first check, $35 for each subsequent check. |
| Colorado | $100 to $500 | >$500 | $30 | Fee may be revised to equal 20% of check amount. |
| Connecticut | >$1,000 | >$1,000 | $30 | |
| Delaware | <$1,500 | >$1,500 | $25 | |
| Florida | <$50 | >$50 | $25 | Fee rises to 5% for checks of more than $500. |
| Georgia | <$500 | >$500 | $25 | Fee rises to 5% for checks of more than $500. |
| Hawaii | All amounts | $30 | ||
| Idaho | All amounts | $20 | ||
| Illinois | All amounts | >$150 if subsequent offense | $25 | Fee may instead be all costs, including attorneys fees. |
| Indiana | All other amounts | >$2,500 if property acquired was a motor vehicle | $20 | Fee rises to 5% for checks of more than $400, up to a maximum fee of $250. |
| Iowa | >$20 | >$20 | $20 | Fee rises to 5% for checks of more than $400. |
| Kansas | <$500 | >$500 | $30 | |
| Kentucky | <$3000 | >$300 | $25 | |
| Louisiana | <$100 | >$100 | $25 | Fee rises to 5% for checks of more than $500. |
| Maryland | <$500 | >$500 | $35 | |
| Massachusetts | <$100 | >$100 | $25 | |
| Michigan | <$50 | >$50 | $25 | |
| Minnesota | All amounts | $20 | For checks below $30, fee may be actual check amount instead. | |
| Mississippi | <$100 | >$100 | $30 | |
| Missouri | <$150 | >$150 | $20 | |
| Montana | <$300 | >$300 | $30 | |
| Nebraska | <$300 | >$300 | $30 | |
| Nevada | <$100 | >$100 | $25 | |
| New Hampshire | <$500 | >$500 | $30 | |
| New Jersey | <$200 | >$200 | $20 | |
| New Mexico | <$25 | >$25 | $20 | |
| New York | All amounts | $20 | Fee may be lesser amount if contracted. | |
| North Carolina | All amounts | >$2,000 | $20 | |
| North Dakota | All amounts | May be felony if repeat offense | $20 | |
| Ohio | <$150 | >$150 | $30 | Fee becomes 10% for checks over $300. |
| Oklahoma | <$50 | >$50 | $30 | |
| Oregon | <$75 | >$75 | $25 | |
| Pennsylvania | <$75,000 | >$75,000 | $25 | Fee provided that prior written notice was given at time check was issued. |
| Rhode Island | <$100 | >$100 | $25 | |
| South Carolina | All amounts | $25 | ||
| South Dakota | <$500 | >$500 | $30 | |
| Tennessee | <$100 | >$100 | $20 | |
| Texas | All amounts | $25 | ||
| Utah | <$300 | >$300 | $20 | |
| Vermont | All amounts | $25 | ||
| Virginia | <$200 | >$200 | $25 | |
| Washington | <$250 | ->$250 | $30 | |
| West Virginia | <$500 | >$500 | $10 | |
| Wisconsin | <$1,000 | >$1,000 | $30 | |
| Wyoming | <$500 | >$500 | $30 |
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