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“You are hereby notified that the following instrument(s) Name of Number Date Amount Bank drawn upon and payable to , (has) (have) been dishonored. Pursuant to Georgia law, you have ten days from receipt of this notice to tender payment of the total amount of the instrument(s) plus the applicable service charge(s) of $ and any fee charged to the holder of the instrument(s) by a bank or financial institution as a result of the instrument(s) not being honored, the total amount due being dollars and cents. Unless this amount is paid in full within the specified time above, a presumption in law arises that you delivered the instrument(s) with the intent to defraud and the dishonored instrument(s) and all other available information relating to this incident may be submitted to the magistrate for the issuance of a criminal warrant or citation or to the district attorney or solicitor-general for criminal prosecution.”; or
History. Ga. L. 1959, p. 252, §§ 1-3; Code 1933, § 26-1704, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Code 1933, § 41A-9909, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 482, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1266, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2020, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1034, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1147, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1550, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 484, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 485, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1189, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 16; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1435, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 708, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 209, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 983, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 268, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 762, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1570, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 16; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1787, § 3; Ga. L. 1995, p. 910, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 748, § 10; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1014, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 720, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1352, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 4; Ga. L. 2003, p. 140, § 16; Ga. L. 2003, p. 478, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 3-6/HB 1176.
Cross references.
Presentment, or notice of dishonor, § 11-3-501 et seq.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1352, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the 2000 amendment to this section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 9-1(a)/HB 1176, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2012, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction for the same type of offense, of whatever degree or level, pursuant to this Act.”
Law reviews.
For survey article on criminal law and procedure, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 89 (1982).
For annual survey on criminal law and procedure, 42 Mercer L. Rev. 141 (1990).
For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 290 (2012).