Can I go to jail for signing my husband’s name on his check and depositing it into my bank account?
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Can I go to jail for signing my husband’s name on his check and depositing it into my bank account?
Asked on April 26, 2012 under Criminal Law, California
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Kevin Bessant / Law Office of Kevin Bessant & Associates
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Unless you are authorized as an agent of your husband to sign hs name on checks, then it is illegal to sign somene else's name on a check and then present that check for payment or deposit without your husbands permission.
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