Illegal to write on money?

[krnpsychopath]

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United States currency and coinage are governed by federal law through the U.S. Treasury Department. Generally, it is illegal to fraudulently deface, mutilate, impair, diminish, falsify, scales or lightens any coins minted or “coined” in the United States or any foreign coins which are by law made current or are in use or circulation as money within the U.S. (18 U.S.C. 331)</p>

<p>It is also a crime to fraudulently possess, pass, publish, sell or attempt to possess, pass, publish, sell or bring into the U.S. any such coin with knowledge that the coin has been altered, mutilated, defaced, etc. (18 U.S.C. 331)</p>

<p>Defacing currency with the intent to alter the bill to gain a benefit is illegal. If someone alters a written instrument (such as a check) without permission and with the intent to gain a benefit, then it is called forgery, which is a crime. If one tried to alter a cash bill (like changing a $5 bill to a $20 bill) for the purpose of presenting the altered bill to gain a benefit, then that could be considered a forgery. Forgery of United States Currency in this manner is called counterfeiting and carries with it very stiff penalties.

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<p>So what do you guys think?</p>

[Coopjust]

<p>LOL, no…</p>

<p>Basically, it’s illegal to modify a US dollar to make it appear to have more value then it does.</p>

<p>So
-A person writes random stuff, like a website name, on a dollar bill: OK
-A person writes on a $5 bill to make it appear to be a $20: Illegal.
-A person writing stupid stuff on a check, keeping all important areas legible: OK
-Trying to modify the amount of a check: Illegal</p>

[OKgirl]

<p>How in the world could someone change it from $5 to $20?? That would be too much work. </p>

<p>If people are going to counterfiet money, why do they go for big bills? $1 bills would be hard to catch. I really like the dumb people that make bills that don’t exist.</p>

[krnpsychopath]

<p>@Coopjust

Defacing currency with the intent to alter the bill to gain a benefit is illegal.

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<p><a href=“http://www.wheresgeorge.com%5B/url%5D”>www.wheresgeorge.com</a> advertises on the U.S currency. They benefit fro it by the thousands of people going to the site. Then they profit by the advertisements on the site.</p>

<p>So wouldn’t this be illegal? But then again if it was why haven’t they been caught.</p>

[jackht27]

<p>hhahahah omggg!</p>

<p>i am SOOOO gonna write my myspace url on a dollar bill!!!</p>

[kikib1028]

<p>^Why, so creepers can go to your site? That doesn’t seem like such a good idea.</p>

[jackht27]

<p>i have it set to private.
;)</p>

[kikib1028]

<p>So why write you myspace URL then?</p>

[anon43256521]

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<a href=“http://www.wheresgeorge.com%5B/url%5D”>www.wheresgeorge.com</a> advertises on the U.S currency. They benefit fro it by the thousands of people going to the site. Then they profit by the advertisements on the site.</p>

<p>So wouldn’t this be illegal? But then again if it was why haven’t they been caught.

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<p>The rest of the paragraph indicates that the “benefit” they are referring to in that line is specifically the benefit of counterfeiting/forgery, not any potential benefit from writing on a bill. </p>

<p>He’s quoting from some random legal blurb, not the Constitution, so not every single word/line is important to the interpretation.</p>

[jackht27]

<p>uh i can still add people if they add me.
i just can filter them in.
i’d be a myspace celeb.</p>

<p>and i am also just kidding. ;D</p>