§ 527.23 - Offense and related offense.

(a) Offense. An offense has been committed when an individual does not redeem a dishonored check or redeems 3 or more checks within the grace period.

(b) Related offense. An individual may write several dishonored checks which are related. For example one error in the checkbook could cause several dishonored checks. All of these dishonored checks are considered related to each other and if not redeemed will be considered as a single offense. The individual must prove to the ICCO that the dishonored checks are related. If proof is not provided, each dishonored check will be considered an offense if not redeemed within the grace period. Related checks normally occur within a 10 day period.