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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-7-304 (2026)

Charges for bad checks

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The department or agency supervising the collection of restitution agreed to as a condition of a plea agreement, including dismissal of a charge, may assess a charge of fifteen dollars to a defendant for collection of each bad check or each bad check received as a restitution payment. For the purposes of this section, "bad check" means a check or similar sight order for the payment of money which is dishonored by the bank or other drawee because the issuer does not have sufficient funds upon deposit with the bank or other drawee to pay the check or order upon presentation within thirty days after issue.

Source: L. 84: Entire section added, p. 488, § 1, effective July 1. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 620, § 1, effective July 1.

Cross references: For charges for bad checks received as a restitution payment ordered as a condition of a deferred prosecution or deferred sentence, see § 16-7-404; for assessment of a penalty for a dishonored check presented as a payment for restitution, see § 16-18.5-108.

PART 4

DEFERRED PROSECUTION AND DEFERRED SENTENCING

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: People v. Gore, 774 P.2d 877 (Colo. 1989).
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People v. Gore, 774 P.2d 877 (Colo. 1989). “) (emphasis added); see also § 16-7-304, 8A C.R.S. (1988 Supp.) When a probationer is accused of not making restitution as ordered, revocation of probation is not automatic.”
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