PASSES (A CHECK)

A person "passes" a check when, being a payee, holder or bearer of a check which previously has been or purports to have been drawn and issued by another, (he/she) delivers it, for a purpose other than collection, to a third person who thereby acquires a right with respect thereto. 

Source:  General Statutes § 53a-118 (a) (12) (applies to Part IX:  Larceny, Robbery and Related Offenses, §§ 53a-119 -- 53a-136a).

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