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Utah House approves tougher civil penalties, new notice period for bad checks
Summary
The House passed HB 86 after floor amendments that reduced penalty amounts and added judicial discretion; the bill extends the notice period before lawsuits to 30 days and raises civil penalties for intentional bad-check writers while allowing merchants to waive fees.
Representative Swallow presented House Bill 86 as an effort to balance consumer protections with merchant losses from bounced checks. He said the bill would require a 30-day written notice period before a civil lawsuit could be filed, allow merchants to waive the $20 service fee, and increase penalties for intentional abusers. "House bill 86 is an…
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