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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
In any prosecution for issuing a bad check, it is an affirmative defense that:
1. The defendant or a person acting in his behalf made full satisfaction of the amount of the check within ten days after dishonor by the drawee; or
2. The defendant, in acting as a representative drawer, did so as an employee who, without personal benefit, merely executed the orders of his employer or of a superior officer or employee generally authorized to direct his activities.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Penal Law - PEN § 190.15 Issuing a bad check; defenses - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/penal-law/pen-sect-190-15/
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