The Penalties of Passing Bad Checks (O.R.C. 2913.11)
Ohio Bad Check Law While most people are familiar with the idea of writing a check when there’s not enough money in the account to cover it, Ohio’s Passing Bad Checks law (O.R.C. 2913.11) also applies to electronic transfers, debit cards, and any other instance of fraudulently debiting funds that you know will be dishonored, or where a stop payment order will be issued. It also applies when you reference an account that doesn’t exist…