No Fraud Allowed Postdated checks are legal. However, it is illegal to write a check when you know you dont have the funds to cover it, even if you hope to have the funds later.

Can you predate checks?

Postdating a check is done by writing a check for a future date instead of the actual date the check was written. It is legal for an individual to postdate a check, as well as for a bank to cash or deposit it.

Is it illegal to pre date a check?

Although it is legal to post-date a check, the bank to which the check is presented for payment may charge the payors account even before the date of the check and even if doing so creates an overdraft.

Can I write a check for $1?

On a check you write the name of the person or company you are paying, the amount of the payment and your signature. You can write checks for any amount, even if that amount is less than a dollar, as long as you have the funds in your account to cover the total of the check.

Can I deposit a check one day early?

So, yes, you can deposit a post-dated check before the date shown, but it isnt advised. Be prepared for the possibility that the check funds wont be available. Not only do you not want to incur an insufficient funds fee, you dont want to go through the trouble of obtaining a reissued check.