
The Program, Step-by-Step
- Make personal contact with the check writer. If you are unsuccessful, send a courtesy notice via U.S. Certified Mail including a return receipt. The check writer has 10 days to respond and remit payment.
- If the check writer fails to respond and remit payment, fill out the below Bad Check Crime Report, attach originals or legal copies of the check(s) and notification documents, such as return receipts and bank notices, and the 10-day courtesy notice.
- Submit the report and supporting documents to the Bad Check Program at badchecks@monroecountyda.com or via U.S. mail to:
- Make personal contact with the check writer. If you are unsuccessful, send a courtesy notice via U.S. Certified Mail including a return receipt. The check writer has 10 days to respond and remit payment.
Monroe County District Attorney
Criminal Investigations Division
Bad Check Program
701 Main Street, First Floor
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 118360
Why it Works
- Bad check reports are easy to file and follow up action is prompt.
- Upon recovery, 100% of the face value of the check is returned to the victim.
- There is no minimum dollar restriction on a bad check.
- The program operates at no cost to the county or taxpayers.
A check is ELIGIBLE if:
- The amount is not more than $5,000 (or multiple checks don’t exceed this limit). There are no minimum dollar restrictions.
- The check was received in Monroe County, deposited in a bank in exchange for goods or services, and was presumed “good” at the time of acceptance.
- A “Courtesy Notice” was sent to the check writer via U.S. Certified Mail including return receipt , allowing 10 days to make the check good.
- A photo I.D. (driver’s license or state identification card) was recorded at the time of the transaction.
A check is INELIGIBLE if:
- It is post-dated.
- Both parties knew there were insufficient funds at the time of the transactions.
- It is a two-party, stop payment, or payroll check.
- The identity of the check writer is unknown.
- There is no amount, date, or signature on the check.
- The numeric and written amounts on the check do not match.
- The check has not been processed by a bank.