Abstract
Dealing with cheque has an importance in our entire life as it is used in all fields and domains and is also used a significant source of money. For all of this and for other reasons, the criminal statute had to be taken under consideration to make it legal when dealing with the use of cheques according to Jordanian law and legal contexts. While breaking any of these legal contexts will result into investigation and punishment. According to the law, it is considered a crime to give a cheque with an insufficient balance or giving a cheque that has incomplete or an empty account. The current paper states clearly the following: (1) the consequences of giving a cheque without a balance and (2) explaining how Jordanian law deals with these kinds of crimes. Keywords: Cheque, crimes, Jordanian law, unbalanced cheques, penal code. DOI: 10.7176/ JLPG / 104 -0 4 Publication date: December 31 st 2020
Highlights
A cheque has been introduced and is known as a certified document or paper between two parties that the first person orders a bank to pay to the second person a specific amount of money where this process can be done if and only if the following points are available: (1) the given person must have a bank account (2) the person name or the organization the given person is paying to.Giving cheques with no balance is still considered as a problem that the community is engaged with because of its dangerous consequences [1]
For all of this and for other reasons, the criminal statute had to be taken under consideration to make it legal when dealing with the use of cheques according to Jordanian law and legal contexts
The current paper states clearly the following: (1) the consequences of giving a cheque without a balance and (2) explaining how Jordanian law deals with these kinds of crimes
Summary
A cheque has been introduced and is known as a certified document or paper between two parties that the first person orders a bank to pay to the second person a specific amount of money where this process can be done if and only if the following points are available: (1) the given person must have a bank account (2) the person name or the organization the given person is paying to. The main difference between the cheque and other kinds of commercial formal papers is that it is considered a tool of commitment because it is valid once it is presented to the bank. It is considered a money receipt that the one who has it can use it whenever he/she likes [2]. 3.2 The punishment of the unbalanced cheque Giving a cheque without a balance is considered a felony which is punished by imprisoning for a year and not more than two years and paying a fine no more than two hundred Jordanian Dinars (JOD) and not less than one hundred JOD. The court can use its terms to reduce the imprisoning period for no less than three months and paying a fine not less than 50 JOD
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