Buffalo County: Bad Check Division

Bad Check Division

Bad Checks

Purpose:
The Division is responsible for processing and follow-up investigation of any Non-Sufficient Funds or Account Closed checks that are submitted for criminal prosecution.

Victims of bad checks, who are considering criminal prosecution of a suspected bad check writer, must submit the original check(s) in question, or what is provided to them by the bank, along with the statutorily-mandated fee of $10.00 per check.

Should the victim so desire, a criminal arrest warrant may be issued for the check writer. In order to successfully prosecute bad check offenders, it is necessary that we receive certain information about the bad check writer. This increases our chances of proving the case in court and obtaining full restitution for the victim.

You may establish your own business or personal procedures regarding what types of checks you will accept. For purposes of criminal prosecution, however, you should not accept a check from any individual who cannot produce a valid photo identification that matches the account name on the check. The most helpful information for merchants to note on a check they are receiving is the date of birth of the individual, and the driver’s license number with issuing state. This information should always be written on the check by the merchant’s employee rather than the check writer. Your employee should also note that they compared the photo ID to the check writer with a notation such as, “I.D. checked.” Furthermore, your employee should note their own initials on the check to identify the employee who received the check. This is necessary because it is often most difficult to prove in court the person who wrote the bad check is the same as the person charged with the crime.

To help us collect the information, please complete our Request for Criminal Prosecution on Bogus Checks form. The information is vital to obtain an arrest warrant and prove the identity of the issuer of the bad check. Although we take the initial steps toward obtaining restitution for you, without your cooperation we may not be able to prosecute the case.

Please contact our office at (308) 236-1289 if you have questions.

Services

Assessor

Valuation protest information

Homestead exemptions

Mobile home ownership transfer

Charitable, religious, and educational tax exemptions

Attorney

Prosecute cases

Collect bad checks

Child Support

Inheritance tax review

Board of Commisioners

Board of Commissioners minutes

Board of Commissioners agendas

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Property tax protests

Clerk

Marriage license information

Military discharge information

Proof of publications

Corporations

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County budget

County vendor claims

County payroll information

School census records

Minutes of the Board of Commissioners meetings

Waste hauler permits

Tobacco licenses outside city limits

District Court

Issue writs and orders

Collect and dispense fees for Child Support

Keep records, books and papers pertaining to court

Record proceedings of court

Issue passports

Election

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Floodplain

Issue floodplain permits for residences or structures

Highway

County road information

County bridge information

Public Defender

Court appoints to defend someone who can not hire their own attorney

Register of Deeds

Mortgages

Deeds of trust

Plats

Old land records

Sheriff

Enforce laws

Preserve the peace

Provide a safe environment

Answer 911 calls and dispatch appropriate authority

Surveyor

Establish boundaries

Locate lots, plots, parcels, tracts, or division of land

Division may include distance, direction, elevation and acreage

Furnish legal descriptions to be used in the platting or subdividing of land

Determine the amount of acreage in land surveyed

Establish and reestablish corners

Topographical plat

Treasurer

Tax payment information

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Specialty license plate applications

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Conduct inspections of setbacks and uses of land