Nevada § 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
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 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, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 205.132
What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 205.132 cover?
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") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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