National Check Fraud Center Frequently Asked Questions About Check Fraud Bad checks cost local merchants hundreds of thousands of dollars. There are both civil and criminal remedies available to a person or business that has received a bad check. The following materials are intended to assist you in determining whether to proceed civilly or criminally. Both the civil and criminal remedies are provided by State statute and must be strictly complied with in every instance. There is nothing more frustrating for the Court than having to deny a person or business a remedy to which they should be entitled because of failure to follow statutory procedures. In criminal cases, failure to comply with any of the statutory procedures requires Judges to deny the warrant or citation. Each State has a criminal code of law regarding fraudulent checks. If you are not sure of what is required for your state and county, contact your local magistrate, court attorney, or police department. Make sure you fo

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While meeting with his Jobs and Competitiveness Council today in Durham, N.C., President Obama cracked wise about one of his administration's early catchphrases. Remember "shovel-ready projects." Those were construction projects in the 2009 stimulus bill that were supposed to get moving right away -- but jobs council members told Obama today that some got held up because of elaborate government regulations and permitting procedures. "Shovel-ready was not as shovel-ready as we expected," Obama said. In both the jobs council meeting and in his speech later to employees at a Durham lighting company, Obama said regulatory change is a major part of his new jobs push. "How do we deal with making sure our regulations make sense, so that we start eliminating ones that don't work, aren't making consumers better off or aren't improving our quality of life?" Obama told the employees. Republicans said Obama's "shovel-ready" comment is more proof of the shortcomings on his economic policies. "He's

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