Okay, I found the code section which fits your issue. It will depend on the amount of the check to determine the penalty. It contains both a jail time or fine. It would be up the court to decide what you be the appropriate penalty. Although I cannot guarantee what the judge will decide. The fact that you have paid for the bad check and the fact this is the first offense. You are most likely to receive a fine. I always recommend that you have a criminal defense attorney represent you because your attorney would be in a better position to negotiate a lesser penalty with the D.A. than you would if you were on your own.

Below is the punishment for first timers for your review. The rest of the code section can be read here. See section SECTION 34-11-60. Drawing and uttering fraudulent check, draft or other written order.

(a) Convictions in a magistrates court are punishable as follows:

(1) for a first conviction, if the amount of the instrument is five hundred dollars or less, by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days;

(2) for a first conviction, if the amount of the instrument is more than five hundred dollars but not greater than one thousand dollars, by a fine of not less than three hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both;

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