CSHB 516(STA): "An Act relating to a charge for a bad check."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 516(STA) 01 "An Act relating to a charge for a bad check." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 09.68.115(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) In an action against a person who issues a check that is dishonored, the 05 plaintiff may recover damages in an amount equal to $100 or triple the amount of the 06 check, whichever is greater, except that damages recovered under this section may not 07 exceed the amount of the check by more than $1,000 and may be awarded only if 08 (1) the plaintiff makes a written demand for payment of the check at 09 least 15 days before commencing [BEGINNING] the action; and 10 (2) the defendant fails to tender, before the action commences 11 [BEGINS], an amount equal to [AT LEAST] the amount of the check plus a $30 fee, 12 but [COSTS INCURRED BY] the plaintiff may waive collection [UP TO A 13 MAXIMUM] of any fee [$25].