Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-184 (2026)

Presumption as to notation attached to check, draft or order

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In any prosecution or action under the preceding sections, any notation attached to or stamped upon a check, draft or order which is refused by the drawee because of lack of funds or credit, bearing the terms "not sufficient funds," "uncollected funds," "account closed," or "no account in this name," or words of similar import, shall be prima facie evidence that such notation is true and correct.

Code 1950, § 6.1-117.1; 1970, c. 695; 1974, c. 322; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1998–2004 · leading case: Steven Lawrence Sykes v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 593 S.E.2d 545 (Va. Ct. App. 2004).

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Steven Lawrence Sykes v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 593 S.E.2d 545 (Va. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 12× “” The legislature, he asserts, considered the difference between writing a check on a closed account and on a nonexistent account so substantial that, despite specifically referencing both types of account in Code § 18.2-184, it intentionally omitted the writing of checks on a…”

Jane Marie Bratton v. Commonwealth (Va. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “Code § 18.2-184 provides: In any prosecution or action under the preceding sections, any notation attached to or stamped upon a check, draft or order which is refused by the drawee because of lack of funds or credit, bearing the terms "not sufficient funds," "uncollected funds,"…”

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