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-Please
follow the procedures for taking a check, mentioned on this
website, consistently.
-We do have
small posters for your establishment informing Hot Check
writers that they will be prosecuted by the District
Attorney’s Office. If you would like one of these signs
please come to our office and request one from the Hot Check
Coordinator.
-Any funds
collected as Merchant Fees will be included in your
restitution check.
-If you have
any questions please contacts our Hot Check Coordinator at
(940) 766-8120. He or she will be able to assist you.
Tips to
reduce losses from Hot Checks:
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Make
sure the check is dated today. Post-dated/replacement
checks should be avoided.
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Make
sure the signature on the check is legible and signed in
your presence. For business accounts, you may want to
print the signer’s name near the signature.
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Make
sure the address is complete, and home or work phone
numbers included.
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Be sure
to confirm the check writer’s identity by comparing a
form of photo ID.
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Make
sure the written amount and numerical amount correspond.
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Record
the following information for every check:
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Driver’s license number (even if pre-printed on the
check, it needs to be circled or written out to
prove that the clerk compared the pre-printed number
with a valid picture ID)
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Date
of birth
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Initials of clerk accepting the check.
Be
suspicious of:
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Temporary checks
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Starter
(or temporary) checks, or low-numbered checks
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Department of Public Safety ID cards—(intended for
Senior Citizens and Handicapped persons)
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Expired
or out-of-state driver’s licenses
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Anyone
who cannot produce a driver’s license or a photo-ID card
with a number that identifies the person presenting the
check
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Any
differences between the information on the checks and
that on the ID provided
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Out-of-state or out-of-town checks. To follow through on
these checks, we have to depend on persons in the other
county to do our work for you.
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Pre-signed checks—the identity of the person signing
cannot be verified.
The District
Attorney’s Office may not accept the following kinds of
checks because they are likely to be ineligible for
prosecution:
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Checks
presented outside of Wichita County for products
purchased or services performed outside of Wichita
County
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Checks
not presented to the bank within 30 days of receipt
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Checks
that do not have “NSF” or “Account Closed” stamped on
them by the bank
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Checks
where the signer cannot be identified as having actually
signed and presented the check
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Checks
that have been altered or forged- Please turn these in
to the police department
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Checks
for which no goods, services, or products were given in
immediate exchange
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Post-dated or “hold” checks
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Checks
to pay a pre-existing debt or for repayment of a loan
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Checks
received in the mail
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A check
given as a substitute for another
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Drafts
which are an extension of credit
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Checks
stamped “irregular signature”
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Checks
stamped “refer to maker”
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Checks
reported stolen
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Checks
issued in civil cases
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Stop-payment checks for service
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Checks
returned “NSF” or “Stop Payment” on which no certified
notice has been sent
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Checks
over 2 years old
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Checks
given in exchange for a returned check
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Checks
for under $1,000 that are more than one year old
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Business
checks where the name of the signer cannot be determined
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Two or
more party checks such as payroll checks
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