Texas · Texas Penal Code
Tex. Penal Code § 32.41: ISSUANCE OF BAD CHECK OR SIMILAR SIGHT ORDER
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits an offense by issuing a check knowing there are insufficient funds to cover it. Knowledge is presumed if the issuer had no account or payment was refused for lack of funds and the issuer failed to pay within 10 days of notice.
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