Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/2036

 PUBLIC LAW 109–351—OCT. 13, 2006

120 STAT. 2005

‘‘(II) the alleged offender has failed to pay the bad check after demand for payment, pursuant to State law, is made for payment of the check amount; ‘‘(v) includes as part of an initial written communication with an alleged offender a clear and conspicuous statement that— ‘‘(I) the alleged offender may dispute the validity of any alleged bad check violation; ‘‘(II) where the alleged offender knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that the alleged bad check violation is the result of theft or forgery of the check, identity theft, or other fraud that is not the result of the conduct of the alleged offender, the alleged offender may file a crime report with the appropriate law enforcement agency; and ‘‘(III) if the alleged offender notifies the private entity or the district attorney in writing, not later than 30 days after being contacted for the first time pursuant to clause (iv), that there is a dispute pursuant to this subsection, before further restitution efforts are pursued, the district attorney or an employee of the district attorney authorized to make such a determination makes a determination that there is probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed; and ‘‘(vi) charges only fees in connection with services under the contract that have been authorized by the contract with the State or district attorney. ‘‘(b) CERTAIN CHECKS EXCLUDED.—A check is described in this subsection if the check involves, or is subsequently found to involve— ‘‘(1) a postdated check presented in connection with a payday loan, or other similar transaction, where the payee of the check knew that the issuer had insufficient funds at the time the check was made, drawn, or delivered; ‘‘(2) a stop payment order where the issuer acted in good faith and with reasonable cause in stopping payment on the check; ‘‘(3) a check dishonored because of an adjustment to the issuer’s account by the financial institution holding such account without providing notice to the person at the time the check was made, drawn, or delivered; ‘‘(4) a check for partial payment of a debt where the payee had previously accepted partial payment for such debt; ‘‘(5) a check issued by a person who was not competent, or was not of legal age, to enter into a legal contractual obligation at the time the check was made, drawn, or delivered; or ‘‘(6) a check issued to pay an obligation arising from a transaction that was illegal in the jurisdiction of the State or district attorney at the time the check was made, drawn, or delivered. ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

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