Possible defenses in an indictment of BP 22 include:

1) payment of the value of the dishonored check within five banking days
from receipt of the notice of dishonor;

2) payment of the value of the check before filing of the criminal case in
court;

3) failure to serve a written notice of dishonor of the check to the issuer;

4) novation or change in the underlying obligation of the parties before the

filing of the criminal case in court; 5) a stop payment order pursuant to a
valid reason such as non-delivery of goods or services; and 6) knowledge by
the payee that the check was not supported by sufficient funds when the
issuer issued the check.