Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 8-103: (a) A person may not obtain property or services by issuing a check if: (1) the person knows that there are insufficient funds with the drawee to cover the check and other outstanding checks; (2) the person intends or believes when issuing the check that payment will be refused by the drawee on pres
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits an offense by issuing or passing a check to obtain property or services knowing there are insufficient funds or intending the check to be refused, if payment is actually refused when presented.
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