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Learn
how to collect restitution and fees from hot check writers
El Paso County Attorney José Rodríguez will be offering a
free seminar to explain to local merchants and the general public how they can
take advantage of the free hot check collection service offered by the Hot
Check Unit.
Writing a hot check is a crime that hurts many El Paso businesses, the
local economy and the community in general. The El Paso County Attorney’s
Office prosecutes these crimes and collects from the hot check writers
restitution and a $30 fee that is given to the merchant. And even though many
big companies in El Paso
take advantage of the program, thousands of small businesses do not, in part
because they don’t know the service is free.
The purpose of the seminar is to give details about the
program and to answer any questions the public might have. At the event, the County Attorney’s
Office will announce a new policy in certified mail and notice of dishonor
letters that will save all merchants time and money.
The Hot Check Unit will also introduce a new service called
‘on-line inquiry’ that will grant registered merchants access to their hot
check accounts via internet, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, allowing them to
learn instantly about the latest payments received and any other activities
registered under their names.
WHAT: Hot
Check Seminar
Hot Check Seminar Page #2
WHEN: Friday August 11th, 2006
TIME: 8:30 AM
WHERE: Commissioner’s
Court Auditorium
County Courthouse Room 303
500 E. San Antonio
For more information on the seminar, or how to get a free
hot check packet by mail, please call the Hot Check Department, at 546-2051.
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For those interested members of the media,
County Attorney José Rodríguez will be
available for interviews immediately following his opening remarks. For further
arrangements, please call Elhiu Dominguez at 546-2016.
Hot Checks Seminar.pdf