**Applicable forms are available for you to print ( Word format ) by following the links at the bottom of the page.** 

1. Complete a bad check report form. 
      The longer the delay in completing this report, the less likely that the employee will remember the details.

2. If the check has been returned due to NON-SUFFICIENT FUNDS- 
      You are required by law to send the negotiator a five (5) day notice. This should be served in person, if possible. If this is not 
      possible, we would encourage the use of certified mail, restricted delivery. This may prevent the person at a later date from 
      arguing that it was not received. If the certified mail is not claimed or refused, proceed with resending the notice by regular mail.
      As a last resort, provide oral notice to the writer and document the call. The negotiator has not committed a crime until after the 
      five (5) day notice has expired and he has not taken care of the check.

3. If the check has been returned due to a CLOSED ACCOUNT- 
      A five (5) day notice is still required to be sent. In the past, we have found that all too often checks stamped “account closed” were 
      closed after the check was written. So this problem may be alleviated, a five (5) day notice must be sent on all bad checks. 

                                                   When to contact the Police Department 

I. A five (5) day notice, sent via certified mail, has been refused.
We will attempt to locate the person for you and serve the notice. For obvious reasons, we cannot promise to locate the
person or person(s).

II. The five (5) day notice has been accepted and not resolved in the five-day period.
The check will then be set up for prosecution.

If you proceed with contacting the police, please have copies of all pertinent paperwork with you. This should include: 
      * The Five (5) day notice, 
      * The complainant’s bad check report, 
      * Certified mail receipts, 
      * The check(s) 
      * Copies of any documented action taken by you.

If the person resolves payment with you, you are asked to notify the police department, as well as the Office of the District Attorney,
immediately. If the case is in process and the person fails to appear, an arrest warrant is issued. If the person has already resolved
 the matter with you and you have failed to notify us, you may be liable for a false arrest.

If the above requirements for returned checks are not met we will be unable to accept the check(s) until they are.
These requirements are necessary under Maine State Law.

Thank you very much for your cooperation. We will do everything we can  to assist you. If you have any questions or concerns,
please contact us. 

                                                                                                      BAD CHECK REPORT
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       FIVE (5) DAY NOTICE