University of Virginia Library

McCarty Outlines New
Bad Check Procedure

The following is a statement from the Bad Check Committee by its
newly elected chairman, Rucker McCarty.

Having recently taken office as Chairman of the Bad Check
Committee, I have been distressed at the number of cases which have
come before the Committee this spring. I feel that a brief reminder of
the policies and procedures of the Bad Check Committee at this time
may help to alleviate part of this problem.

Up until May 21 the Bad Check Committee will function as usual. A
student, after receiving a bad check notice from the Bursar's Office, has
five days in which to take care of the bad check and to notify the
Bursar of this action. If the "five-day grace period" is ignored, the
student will then receive a notice to appear before the Bad Check
Committee. After May 21 the Committee will not officially meet again
until next fall; therefore, all bad checks will be handled through the
Bursar's Office by Mrs. Jones, the Bad Check Committee secretary. I
wish to stress to every student that if you happen to pass a bad check
you must attend to it before you leave Charlottesville for the summer.
Failure to do so may result in the withholding of a student's grades.

The check cashing ability of a University student is a privilege
afforded to him by our Honor System. As with any privilege, there
arises an obligation an obligation to safeguard against the cashing of
bad checks. Any time a bad check is passed and not promptly taken
care of, it reflects a discredit not only on the University and the Honor
System, but also on each one of us. The Bad Check Committee would,
then, like to urge each student to watch his checking account as this
spring term draws to a close. Finally, if a students does happen to cash
a bad check, we want to emphasize the importance that he take care of
it immediately in order not to undermine the local merchants'
confidence in the University community.