Many people consider the cheque to be something of the past. Obsolete or not, the truth is that© the payment method is still© used by some people, especially seniors who do not open the name of the checkbook. Whether you don`t go with cash at the same level or even© because you don`t have a credit card©, the check is a viable option in the©end. In this case, if the account has sufficient funds, the bank pays the check. If the account does not have sufficient funds, the cheque will be refunded. The practice is against the law and may, for example, harm the consumer, who may not have credit available. Therefore, if the consumer finds compensation for a check after the expiry of the period provided for by law, he will be confronted with an abusive practice, as provided for in Article 39 I of the Consumer Code. No. The inclusion of an expiry date in cheque forms is an optional measure taken by banks, depending on the risk analysis they perform.

Yes. The issuance of a check for more than 150 €, which is not paid in full for lack of supply, can configure the offense of issuing a check without precaution, punishable by a prison sentence of up to 3 or 5 years, depending on the amount of the check. MENU: PRIVATE LAW NOT SPECIFIED. COLLECTION ACTION. MANDATORY CONTROLS. LOSS OF EXCHANGE RATE NATURE. LIMITATION PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS (FIVE YEARS – ART. 206, § 5 CC). “I presume that the limitation period for the action is five years, as provided for in the Civil Code, because of the causal link that led to the issuance of the cheque and exceeds the two-year period provided for in the Cheque Act.” (Civil Appeal No. 70048164412, Tenth Civil Chamber, Court of Justice RS, rapporteur: Jorge Alberto Schreiner Pestana, heard on 31 May 2012). As a general rule, commissions and fees associated with returning the cheque can only be charged to the payer (the person issuing the cheque) as stated in the price of the respective bank.

Once submitted for payment, cheques can be returned, among other things, by cheque being filed with: The cheque is technically classified in commercial and business law with the designation of credit security, which is an instrument of bank mobilization, and a cash payment order. Article 47 of Law 7.357/85 provides that the holder of the cheque may take legal action against the issuer, the endorser and the respective customers if the debt is not paid within the six-month limitation period provided for in Article 59 of the same law, calculated from the expiry of the period for depositing the guarantee with the withdrawn bank. Summary 600 STF Cabe Executive action against the issuer and its customers, although the check has not been presented, to be drawn within the legal period, as long as the exchange action is not required. As defined by law, a cheque is© a payment order and acts as a loan security©. According to Article 33 of the Law on cheques (L. 7.357 of 1985), the holder of this loan (the person who received the cheque) has the following deadlines for submitting the payment©from the date of issue (i.e.dem date on which the payer is indicated in the document): No.