Thought bounced cheques were decriminalized, but my bank account just got instantly frozen?
So redditors, I had a rental cheque bounce last month because of a salary delay from my company. I was under the impression that bounced cheques aren't a criminal offense anymore so I thought I had time to sort it out with the landlord. Well, turns out under the updated commercial code, the landlord didn't even file a police case, he just took the stamped bounced cheque straight to the court execution judge as an executive instrument. Within 48 hours my bank account got frozen and an attachment order was placed on my salary. Can anyone explain how execution orders work for bounced cheques now? do I have to pay the court directly to unfreeze my account or talk to the landlord's lawyer?