Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

If I paid a bill with a online check ( not forgery or with an actual check, but by using routing and account number from a check image found in trash) for around $700, what could be the most serious charge they could file, and what is the statute of limitations for that charge in California?


Asked on 3/03/12, 12:15 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

There are few limits to the creativity of prosecutors, who will gladly charge you with ten crimes in the hope that you'll plead to one. Forgery, larceny, computer crimes, it's anybody's guess. Possibly you could escape being charged with a felony because of the amount. Do I really need to spell out the serious and long-lasting consequences of criminal theft and forgery charges being filed against you? Now would be a great time to call an attorney and have the attorney quietly negotiate the return of the money in exchange for not having criminal charges filed against you. I don't know offhand what the statute of limitations is, but it's a certainty you're going to get caught before it expires.

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Answered on 3/03/12, 12:22 am


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