What steps can my business take to avoid receiving a worthless or hot check?
There are several things you can require at the time you take a check at your business, such as a driver's license (compare photo and signatures to the check writer), a date of birth, and a high check number (many bad checks are numbered below 500). Watch for checks with an out-of-state business or banking facility, checks with a typed name in the upper left hand corner, or checks with a P.O. Box rather than a permanent address.

Be careful of rebate checks, make sure numerical and written amounts agree, and confirm that the date of the check is for the same day you received it. Employees should be trained on all these. It's also good practice to set limits and refuse checks you have any doubt about.

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1. What is a violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law and how does the City Prosecutor handle these violations?
2. Who can use the Hot Check Office?
3. What steps can my business take to avoid receiving a worthless or hot check?
4. My business has received a bad check. What should I do?
5. What happens after I file a complaint with the Hot Check Office?
6. What money is collected for merchants who receive a hot check?
7. What is the amount for a felony hot check?
8. Can all checks that are returned be prosecuted as a hot check?
9. I think the check that I received was a forgery. What should I do?
10. How do I pay my hot check?
11. Where do I file a complaint for a felony hot check?