Can I be made to attend a class regardinga bad check that I wrote?

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Can I be made to attend a class regardinga bad check that I wrote?

3 years ago Ii wrote a check that bounced; it was at a grocery store for $38 and I was never told. Now 3 years later they want the money back, which is fine but they also want me to attend a class and pay for the class. This has never happened before or since and I live 5 minutes from the store. If they would have notified me I would have driven there and paid the money. What should I do? I am not this person and don’t want any trouble or a record.

Asked on August 4, 2011 Michigan

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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

I presume that the person who wants payment for the $38.00 check that failed to clear due to insuffient funds and wants you to attend some class over the check that did not clear is with the store that received the bad check.

If so, the store has no ability to make you attend some class that you do not care to attend. The right thing for you to do is make good on the bad check with accrued interest and any fee that the store was charged due to the check being unable to clear.

If you are willing to do this, you should write a letter to go with a check and send it to the store with a notation on the check's memo section "paid in full" and reference to "paid in full" in the letter. Keep a copy of the letter and the check sent for future reference. Ignore all future requests for attending the class. Keep records of the second check.

Good luck.

 


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