By JOEL PHELPS | arkadelphian.com
People just aren’t writing checks these days.
This was the message Clark County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Turner gave to the Quorum Court during his annual report on a fund for fees collected from hot check violations. The prosecutor is mandated by law to give the report each year.
The special fund was created when writing checks was the norm for business transactions. Fees from hot check violations that are successfully prosecuted go into an account earmarked to supplement the county’s general operating budget.
The 2023 balance was a mere $5,671. “Nobody writes checks anymore,” Turner said in his brief report to the court.
District 2 Justice Michael Ankton asked what the balance used to be. Turner replied that, by comparison, 20 years ago the fund carried a five-figure balance. Turner’s response prompted an audible whistle of astonishment from one attending citizen.
The account started 2023 with $5,756. Throughout the year, $600 from fees was deposited into the account, and $685 was withdrawn to purchase office supplies, according to the fund’s balance sheet.
As his report drew to a close, the prosecutor turned discussion toward the upcoming Consumer Protection Week. Events are planned to educate the public about scams. Turner said he will provide more details closer to the time of the events he has planned during the first week of March.
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