Key facts
| Measure | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| felony threshold amount[1] | 1,000 | 2025 |
| misdemeanor penalty[2] | Issuing or passing a worthless check is punished as theft under Tenn. Code Ann. Section 39-14-105, with value set by the check's face amount on the date of issue, per Section 39-14-121(f). | 2009 |
| notice period days[3] | 10 | 2017 |
| prosecution notice requirement[3] | When the written notice of refusal is sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address on the check or in the bank's records, it can be inferred that the check writer received it no later than 5 days after mailing, under T.C.A. Section 39-14-121. | 2017 |
| statute citation[2] | Tenn. Code Ann. Section 39-14-121, worthless checks | 2009 |
Lending rules in Tennessee: Tennessee lending laws.
Sources
- Knox County District Attorney General's Office. Worthless Check Application Procedures.
- Tennessee Attorney General. Opinion No. 09-189, Application of Tenn. Code Ann. Section 39-14-121 to instances involving the acquisition of services.
- Anderson County General Sessions Court, Tennessee. State Summons and Affidavit of Complaint, Worthless Check/Sight Order, T.C.A. Section 39-14-121.