Used to be it was criminal to write a bad check. All the holder of a bad check had to do is go to the cops and file a complaint. Then the check writer gets a ride to the old GrayBar.
Repeatedly writing forged checks is a crime. But every now and then people have checks that bounce. No big deal as long as the debt is ultimately paid.
We’ve all been there. I have no sympathy for this woman. If her salary got garnished, that’s perfectly legal. She had to know it was coming as a result of her own irresponsibility in failing to settle her bounced check.
It’s a Class C Misdemeanor in Texas. http://www.jp.hctx.net/checks/info.htm