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SB 212: Bad Check Charges

GENERAL BILL by Meadows

Bad Check Charges; provides for damages, court costs, & attorney's fees re certain civil actions to recover fines due on stop payments on checks, drafts, or orders of payment; revises provisions re service fee for dishonored checks; amends provision re prima facie evidence of identity re prosecution of bad check charges to remove race as required element of establishing identity of person presenting check. Amends 68.065, 166.251, 832.07.

Effective Date: 10/01/1998
 Last Action: 4/24/1998 Senate - Placed on Consent Calendar; House Bill substituted -SJ 00902; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 767 (Ch. 98-297)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/7/1997 Senate • Prefiled
    10/24/1997 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary
    11/20/1997 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/02/97, 2:00 pm, Room-A(LL-37)
    12/2/1997 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Criminal Justice; Now in Judiciary
    3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary -SJ 00019; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/02/97, 2:00 pm, Room-A(LL-37); Comm. Action: Favorable by Criminal Justice -SJ 00007; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00007
    3/10/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/13/98, 9:00 am, Room-309C --Not considered
    3/16/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/19/98, 10:30 am, Room-309C
    3/19/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable by Judiciary -SJ 00268
    3/20/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00268
    4/24/1998 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar; House Bill substituted -SJ 00902; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 767 (Ch. 98-297)

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  • SB 212, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/23/1997 at 2:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 11/24/1997 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/5/1998 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 767 (e2) Hill Similar Last Action: 5/29/1998 Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-297
    Location:
    H 4783 (e1) Local Government Constantine Compare Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Community Affairs, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 767 (Ch. 98-297)
    Location:
    S 1740 (c1) Local Government Meadows Compare Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 767 (Ch. 98-297)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    68.065 Actions to collect worthless checks, drafts, or orders of payment; attorney's fees and collection costs.
    166.251 Service fee for dishonored check.
    832.07 Prima facie evidence of intent; identity.

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