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Old 01-31-2003, 05:28 PM  
strainer
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Originally posted by PerfectionGirls


Well when it is sent to another counrty, Federal law takes over. The Federal law states that anything over $100.00 is a five year Felony.
Actually, not really. In the US legal system you have to have "mens rea" (the "evil mind") to be guilty of a felony. So if you bounce a $10,000 check but it was an honest mistake and you make good on it, no, it is not a felony.

(Former law school student until I sought something more profitable.)
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