If I am currently overdrawn by $1,500 due to a bad deposit can my bank call the police unless they get half by mail next week?

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If I am currently overdrawn by $1,500 due to a bad deposit can my bank call the police unless they get half by mail next week?

I don’t have half, trying to get it would cause me to miss rent and get evicted. I can pay $100 a week via direct deposit, would this stop them from trying to have me arrested? The overdraft is only a week old.

Asked on September 21, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Florida

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

Being overdrawn by itself is not a crime; it is only a crime--that is, the policy should only get involved if--there is some evidence that you knew the deposit was bad when you made it; in that instance, you would have had the intent to commit a crime (to steal from the bank by depositing a bad check or other instrument while withdrawing money on it). Assuming that was not the case, however, then you should not face criminal liability.

As to whether $100 a week would generally satisfy the bank and get them to not take legal action (including suing) against you--there is no way to know, but also no reason to not try and propose that. If you and the bank can work out some payment plan that you both cann live with, you can resolve this matter without legal action.


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