Criminal Defense Law Blog

Remember that civil court and criminal court are two distinct and separate proceedings. Under Nevada law, it is a criminal offense to pass bad checks. Even if you are able to get rid of the debt in a bankruptcy proceeding, it does not immediately end the criminal proceeding. You need…

You must speak to a criminal defense attorney in order to find out all of your options. A good rule of thumb is to contact the casino or party to inform them about insufficient funds. You will be surprised at how willing creditors are willing to work with you if…

In the state of Nevada, you can be arrested for failure to pay a bad check or a casino debt. Under NRS 205.135 there is a presumption that you had the intent to defraud the other party unless you pay the money within 5 days of receiving notification that there…

In Las Vegas, there is a “bad check” division of Clark County DA’s office that helps businesses and casinos collect on bad checks and casino marker-debt. Recall that Nevada treats unpaid casino marker-debt and bad check debt as the same thing. If you are contacted by the DA about a…

Under Nevada law, a person writes a bad check if they willfully intended to defraud an entity or another person at the time the check was written. A check is also considered bad if the person knew or had reason to know that there would be insufficient funds in the…