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United States

In many jurisdictions in the United States, a bad check restitution program exists that allows recipients of bad cheques to collect the funds from the local district attorney 's office, regardless of the amount. An agency run by the district attorney will pursue the drawer of the cheque by attempting to collect the funds in exchange for avoiding criminal prosecution. The cheque drawer will be responsible to cover the amount of the cheque, plus all fees to which the recipient is legally entitled, plus a programme fee. The drawer will also be required to take a course designed to improve cheque-writing habits. These programmes are controversial and in recent years have come under fire in lawsuits. Normally, if the cheque writer can cover up their bad credits in sixty days, all charges will be dropped.