NRS 205.132
Issuance of check or draft without sufficient money or credit: Presumptions of intent to defraud and knowledge of insufficiency

  • malice in causing prosecution.

1.

In a criminal action for issuing a check or draft against insufficient or no funds with intent to defraud, that intent and the knowledge that the drawer has insufficient money, property or credit with the drawee is presumed to exist if:

(a)

The instrument is drawn on a purported account which does not exist.

(b)

Payment of the instrument is refused by the drawee when it is presented in the usual course of business, unless within 5 days after receiving notice of this fact from the drawee or the holder, the drawer pays the holder of the instrument the full amount due plus any handling charges.

(c)

Notice of refusal of payment, sent to the drawer by registered or certified mail at an address printed or written on the instrument, is returned because of nondelivery.

2.

If a complainant causes a criminal action to be commenced for issuing a check or draft with intent to defraud and refuses to testify in the action, the complainant is presumed to have acted maliciously and without probable cause.

Source: Section 205.132 — Issuance of check or draft without sufficient money or credit: Presumptions of intent to defraud and knowledge of insufficiency; malice in causing prosecution., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-205.­html#NRS205Sec132.

205.085
Definitions. 205.090
Forgery of conveyances, negotiable instruments, stock certificates, wills and other instruments 205.095
Other acts constituting forgery. 205.100
Making, uttering or possessing with intent to utter fictitious bill, note or check. 205.105
Forgery of instrument purporting to have been issued by corporation or state. 205.110
Uttering forged instruments: Forgery. 205.115
True writing signed by wrongdoer’s name or name of person not in existence. 205.120
False certificate to certain instruments punishable as forgery. 205.125
Misconduct in signing, filing or altering petition 205.130
Issuance of check or draft without sufficient money or credit: Penalties. 205.132
Issuance of check or draft without sufficient money or credit: Presumptions of intent to defraud and knowledge of insufficiency 205.134
Issuance of check or draft without sufficient money or credit: Posting notices. 205.160
Possessing or receiving forged instruments or bills. 205.165
General reputation may be used to prove incorporation in trial for forgery of bill or note of incorporated company or bank. 205.170
Expert may prove forgery or counterfeit. 205.175
Counterfeiting seals 205.180
Counterfeiting gold dust, bars or other articles 205.185
Possessing or receiving counterfeit gold dust, silver, bullion or bars. 205.195
Counterfeiting stamps and labels. 205.200
Goods containing forged stamps. 205.205
Counterfeiting trademark or design. 205.210
Selling, displaying or advertising goods with false trademark. 205.215
Fraudulent registration of trademark. 205.216
Unlawful operation of audiovisual recording function in motion picture theater. 205.217
Unlawful reproduction or sale of sound recordings.
Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

§ 205.132’s source at nv​.us