[st0408]

I knowingly wrote a bad check for the down payment of a vehicle, the kicker is that the car lot's owner also knew it was bad, not only when I wrote it, but that it would be until I got my income taxes back (did a loan against them).
She's telling me that I had to go to her to have her fill out my taxes for me so she could get her money. I was under the impression that as long as I filed and deposited the money (the whole reason for the check) then I was fine. I filed my taxes and haven't gotten them back yet. She knows this.
She deposited the check (for $4500) and of course it's being returned NSF because I've not yet gotten my money back.
When we talked last on Thursday she said that I had until today to call her with either the go ahead to deposit, or letting her know that I was sending half, she couldn't accept less. I know the check was deposited since we talked since it's just today showing up in my account.

Now my question is how quickly will it take her to press charges and what will be involved, will I get to go to court and possibly pay the debt I owe (and that I'd planned on paying in the first place?) or am I looking at jail time?
This is the first time I've ever done anything like this, or anything that would have me standing in court for anything other then the "usual". Will that be taken into consideration? All this is taking place in Kentucky.

[souperdave]

Do you have anything in writing, on the sale contract possibly, that stipulates anything about holding the check for a certain amount of time or until certain conditions were met?

If there's nothing in writing then you may want to go to a paddle store, 'cause you're up the proverbial creek.