Every person who, with intent to cheat and defraud another, shall obtain money, credit, goods, wares or any other thing of value by means of a check, draft or order of any kind upon any bank, person, firm or corporation, not indebted to the drawer, or where he has not provided for the payment or acceptance of the same, and the same be not paid upon presentation, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. The giving of the aforesaid worthless check, draft, or order shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to cheat and defraud.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-106
Obtaining property in return for worthless check, draft or order
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Commonwealth v. Goren (2008)
Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Goren (September 2008)
1907, c. 975; 1909, c. 647; C.S., s. 4283; 1993, c. 539, s. 44; 1994, Ex
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