Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING STIFFER PENALTIES TO MAKERS, DRAWERS AND ISSUERS OF BOUNCING CHECKS
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00323 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING STIFFER PENALTIES TO MAKERS, DRAWERS AND ISSUERS OF BOUNCING CHECKS | |
| ABSTRACT : At present, the number of cases involving violations of BP 22 have unduly clogged the court dockets. This is because of the "light" penalty provided under the existing law (BP 22). To deter individuals from issuing bouncing checks, the bill seeks to impose stiffer penalties to makers, drawers and issuers of bouncing checks. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARCOS, IMEE R. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Abayon (015 ) | 2. Jaraula (017 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2004-07-27 |
Abstract
At present, the number of cases involving violations of BP 22 have unduly clogged the court dockets. This is because of the "light" penalty provided under the existing law (BP 22). To deter individuals from issuing bouncing checks, the bill seeks to impose stiffer penalties to makers, drawers and issuers of bouncing checks. '
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