Specify any charges for bounced checks, what forms of ID are required, and what types of checks you will and will not accept. Posting signs helps prevent disgruntlement when customers wait in line, only to find at the register that you can t accept their check. In most cases, after a check bounces, the bank allows you another attempt to deposit it. After that, the responsibility for collecting the money falls to you. Contact the customer, either by phone or mail.
Most people bounce checks by accident.
Explain the situation, and request immediate payment plus reimbursement for any bank charges you have incurred. If the person still refuses to pay, or you cannot get ahold of them, you have several options. Although the bank will not allow the check to be deposited a third time, they will cash the check if there are sufficient funds. Call the debtor s bank periodically to see if the funds are there. When they are, cash the check immediately.