VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 9.200
Issuing Bad Check (Misdemeanor)
The defendant is charged with the crime of issuing a bad [check; draft; order for the payment of
money]. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements
of that crime:
(1) That the defendant [made; drew; uttered; delivered] a [check; draft; order for the payment of
money] on a [bank; banking house; trust company; depository]; and
(2) That the defendant knew at the time he acted that there were not sufficient [funds in; credit
with] the [bank; banking house, trust company; depository] for the payment of the [check; draft; order
for the payment of money]; and
(3) That the defendant acted with intent to defraud; and
(4) That the [check; draft; order for the payment of money] was in payment as a present
consideration.
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
each of the above elements of the crime, then you shall find the defendant guilty [but you shall not
fix the punishment until your verdict has been returned and further evidence has been heard by
you].
If you find that the Commonwealth has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any one or
more of the elements of the crime, then you shall find the defendant not guilty.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- crim-2025-10-01
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