Can I be extradited back to a state in which I wrote bad checks?
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Can I be extradited back to a state in which I wrote bad checks?
I recently moved to another state and I found out a couple of checks under $500 bounced. I tried to set up a payment schedule with the companies but with my being on SSI I cannot pay what they are asking. Can they have me extradited back if they press charges?
Asked on November 9, 2011 under Criminal Law, Mississippi
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
There is always a chance that if criminal charges are filed against you for the bad check issue, a warrant for the extradiction of you could happen assuming you are arrested. However, for a $500 or so claim, I really do not see the district attorney's office getting involved.
The claim that you are writing about sounds more like a civil action. I would simply make voluntary payments on your own to pay down the bad checks in the interim. Good luck.
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