pic of my $4g's deposit of "who is ron paul" money!!

[TXcarlosTX]

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[austin356]

crazy!!!!

[Mystile]

haha, that's awesome. Is it legal to mark/advertise on currency though?

[btwilli1]

What did the bank say when you deposited that?

[hillertexas]

nice!

[PaultheSaint]

Federal Offense? May want to take your picture down. I'm not totally sure though.

But that is awsome!

[Ibgamer]

Whoa! Ive done a little but never on such a grand scale!

[TXcarlosTX]

shit if i know... i put it on back and give money with president side up. they dont even check. haha

[hillertexas]

haha, that's awesome. Is it legal to mark/advertise on currency though?

It is if it is in a blank area of the bill.

[sgrooms]

you should spend the money, not deposit it. i think any damaged money is returned to the fed in exchange for undamaged money.

i don't think that money will go into circulation.

[DAFTEK]

OMG I'm going to the bank to make a withdraw and stamp my money too then redeposit it then withdraw again and re-stamp it looool :D Your a genius :D

[TSOL]

Wow !

Great Patriot ! I love it !

[Redmenace]

haha, that's awesome. Is it legal to mark/advertise on currency though?

well technically its illegal to print currency not backed by silver and gold. Fair game if you ask me.

[Mahkato]

I don't think I EVER look at the back of my money. Just sayin'

[TXcarlosTX]

yeah... i do this every week, instead of deposit my check. i cash it and deposit. they give it out. the key is president face side up and all in same direction. they circulate!!!

[Airborn]

check this out http://youtube.com/watch?v=9jgF80MoYuY 20k being stamped w/ Ron Paul. Ones would be better :) but time consuming

[specsaregood]

I've been doing just $1 dollar bills. :)

http://www.littlebrothermedia.com/ronpaulDownloads/front.jpg

[TXcarlosTX]

ok time for everyone to post your RP money pics!!!!

[Jesubub]

Are you guys with Al-Qaeda?

[TXcarlosTX]

Are you guys with Al-Qaeda?

QUE?

[newbitech]

heres the law if anyone is interested.

sourced here. http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=426715

Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question.
Defacing US currency is indeed illegal. Defacement of currency in such
a way that it is made unfit for circulation comes under the
jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service:

United States Code
TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 17 - COINS AND CURRENCY
§ 333. Mutilation of national bank obligations

“Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or
unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill,
draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking
association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System,
with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence
of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than six months, or both.”
FINDLAW
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/18/parts/i/chapters/17/sections/section_333.html
or
http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/search/display.html?terms=defaces&url=/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000333----000-.html

Prior to 1994 when this law was amended, the statute read “fined not
more than $100”. This was changed in 1994 to read “shall be fined
under this title” which effectively gives the court the authority to
impose a fine at its discretion. Of course the imprisonment terms
mentioned in the statute speaks for itself.

NOTES TITLE 18 SECTION 333
http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000333----000-notes.html

This next statute concerns the defacing of currently circulated coins,
either foreign or domestic:

United States Code
TITLE 18
PART I
CHAPTER 17
§ 331. Mutilation, diminution, and falsification of coins

http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/search/display.html?terms=defaces&url=/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000331----000-.html

“Whoever fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates, impairs, diminishes,
falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the mints of
the United States, or any foreign coins which are by law made current
or are in actual use or circulation as money within the United States;
or whoever fraudulently possesses, passes, utters, publishes, or
sells, or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or brings into
the United States, any such coin, knowing the same to be altered,
defaced, mutilated, impaired, diminished, falsified, scaled, or
lightened— Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
five years, or both.”

Like the statute I previously discussed, prior to 1994 when this law
was amended, the statute read “fined not more than $2,000”. This was
changed in 1994 to read “shall be fined under this title” which
effectively gives the court the authority to impose a fine at its
discretion. Of course the imprisonment terms mentioned in the statute
speaks for itself.

NOTES TITLE 18 SECTION 331
http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000331----000-notes.html

“Do people sometimes do this and get away with it?”
Sure they do. We've all seen it and yet no one seems to be swooping
down on the violators to haul them off to jail.

“If this is the law spelled out before us in black and white then why
doesn’t the government prosecute everyone who does it?”
Your guess is as good as mine; but nevertheless, there’s the law, just
as it is written and just as you asked.

I hope you find that my research exceeds your expectations. If you
have any questions about my research please post a clarification
request prior to rating the answer. Otherwise I welcome your rating
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[hillertexas]

heres the law if anyone is interested.

sourced here. http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=426715

Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question.
Defacing US currency is indeed illegal. Defacement of currency in such
a way that it is made unfit for circulation comes under the
jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service:



It seems that as long as the bill is still fit for circulation, you're good.

[specsaregood]

It seems that as long as the bill is still fit for circulation, you're good.

Exactly, ALSO:
"...with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence
of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be...”

Those of us stamping the money obviously DO NOT have the intent of rendering it unfit, as that would go completely against our purpose of trying to get them circulated so that people will see the stamp!

[TXcarlosTX]

heres the law if anyone is interested.

sourced here. http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=426715

Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question.
Defacing US currency is indeed illegal. Defacement of currency in such
a way that it is made unfit for circulation comes under the
jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service:

United States Code
TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 17 - COINS AND CURRENCY
§ 333. Mutilation of national bank obligations

“Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or
unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill,
draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking
association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System,
with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence
of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than six months, or both.”
FINDLAW
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/18/parts/i/chapters/17/sections/section_333.html
or
http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/search/display.html?terms=defaces&url=/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000333----000-.html

Prior to 1994 when this law was amended, the statute read “fined not
more than $100”. This was changed in 1994 to read “shall be fined
under this title” which effectively gives the court the authority to
impose a fine at its discretion. Of course the imprisonment terms
mentioned in the statute speaks for itself.

NOTES TITLE 18 SECTION 333
http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000333----000-notes.html

This next statute concerns the defacing of currently circulated coins,
either foreign or domestic:

United States Code
TITLE 18
PART I
CHAPTER 17
§ 331. Mutilation, diminution, and falsification of coins

http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/search/display.html?terms=defaces&url=/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000331----000-.html

“Whoever fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates, impairs, diminishes,
falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the mints of
the United States, or any foreign coins which are by law made current
or are in actual use or circulation as money within the United States;
or whoever fraudulently possesses, passes, utters, publishes, or
sells, or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or brings into
the United States, any such coin, knowing the same to be altered,
defaced, mutilated, impaired, diminished, falsified, scaled, or
lightened— Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
five years, or both.”

Like the statute I previously discussed, prior to 1994 when this law
was amended, the statute read “fined not more than $2,000”. This was
changed in 1994 to read “shall be fined under this title” which
effectively gives the court the authority to impose a fine at its
discretion. Of course the imprisonment terms mentioned in the statute
speaks for itself.

NOTES TITLE 18 SECTION 331
http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000331----000-notes.html

“Do people sometimes do this and get away with it?”
Sure they do. We've all seen it and yet no one seems to be swooping
down on the violators to haul them off to jail.

“If this is the law spelled out before us in black and white then why
doesn’t the government prosecute everyone who does it?”
Your guess is as good as mine; but nevertheless, there’s the law, just
as it is written and just as you asked.

I hope you find that my research exceeds your expectations. If you
have any questions about my research please post a clarification
request prior to rating the answer. Otherwise I welcome your rating
and your final comments and I look forward to working with you again
in the near future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.

Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga – Google Answers Researcher



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FDIC
http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/8000-1200.html

CORNELL LAW SCHOOL
http://www.law.cornell.edu/



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US

FEDERAL

UNITED STATES CODE

looks like its only a statute. not law.

[madRazor]

you should spend the money, not deposit it. i think any damaged money is returned to the fed in exchange for undamaged money.

i don't think that money will go into circulation.

I tend to agree with this... Even though it may not be against the law, they still may choose not to circulate it in this condition. I would think it would do more good to do it to your spending money.

But I guess it can't hurt!!