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Program (or download the file fromour website,25thda.org ).  \n1.You will need to provide the program with the original check that has beenreturned from the bank and has the proper bank processing stamps:NSF/ACCOUNT CLOSED/INSUFFICIENT FUNDS  \n2.The check must have been accepted by you or your employee at a location in theParish of Plaquemines.  \n3.You must provide us with the name and address and telephone number of youremployee who actually received the check and who must be willing to testify tothose facts at trial.Checks received by mail cannot generally be prosecuted.  \n4.The check must have been exchanged for goods and services actually provided byyou to the check writer.  \n5.Your employee must have collected proof of the check writer's identification atthe time of acceptance of the check,such as driver's license information(acontemporaneous copy is preferred),birth date,and social security number.  \n6.You must provide the program with a copy of the legally required “10 DayDemand Letter”as well as the original certified mail return receipt.  \n7.Our hot check program will not accept a check for prosecution if you have enteredinto any agreements with the check writer concerning payment of the check,loanof the check amount or other financial transactions.  \n8.Checks that will not be accepted by our hot check program include those issued aspart of a loan agreement,those that have been pre-or post-dated,those involvingtransactions for other than goods and services,and those which have been\"stopped\"due to disagreements between the merchant and the check writer.  \n9.Checks issued by a company or an individual in bankruptcy may requireadditional information to proceed with prosecution.  \n10.Checks that are not accepted by our hot check program may stillbe prosecuted byother sections of the District Attorney's office when sufficient proof of a criminalact exists.  \nHOW TO SUBMIT A WORTHLESS CHECK FOR PROSECUTION  \n1.Deposit all checks timely with your bank,certainly no longer than 30 days.We can notprosecute HOLD checks or checks that are part of an agreement to extend credit or loanor payment plan or checks that involve STOP payments or checks involved in aBANKRUPTCY.These checks must be pursued by a merchant through a civil courtaction.If you have one of these checks and you think you have been a victim ofintentional fraud,please contact your local law enforcement agency(e.g.Sheriff orPolice)to conduct a fraud investigation.  \n2.You will receive the worthless checks back from your bank,stamped by the bank toindicate the reason for non-payment:“NSF,”\"INSUFFICIENT FUNDS,\"or\"ACCOUNT CLOSED.\"  \n3.Immediately contact the check writer by telephone to see if he will make good on thecheck.It may have been a simple mistake.Ask him to come in immediately and provideyou with cash to make good the check.If he does not respond immediately,send themthe“10 day demand letter”required by law.  \n4.If they have not responded in 10 days,and certainly no later than 60 days,bring the checkto the District Attorney's Hot Check Program.You are required to produce a swornaffidavit concerning the facts of this check.A form for such is attached and it can usuallybe notarized in the District Attorney's Office.  \n5.Your sworn affidavit must be 100%truthful and accurate as it will be the basis for ajudge to issue a warrant for the check writer's arrest.If it is not truthful,then you,yourbusiness,and your employees could be sued for false arrest or could end up beingprosecuted for another crime such as false swearing.  \n6.If you receive notice from a bankruptcy court that the worthless check writer has includedyour check in bankruptcy,you should respond directly to the bankruptcy court.Thebankruptcy court can exclude from bankruptcy any check that was involved in a criminalact.If the bankruptcy court does not exclude the check from the bankruptcy,then yourefforts to collect the check could 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