is it illegal to sign money?

[johneetrash]

like if you see a celebrity and they sign a dollar bill.. could you sue them?

my friend is telling me you can and people have avoided doing that

 

[geno]

I wouldn't think you can sue anyone once you ASK them to sign money. Might be able to get them, uh, fined or something, who knows.

 

[deftron]

Yes, it's techniquely illegal, but you cant sue them..

If you see someone jaywalking, can you sue them ?

 

[Zenmervolt]

Technically there's some sort of law about "defacing currency", but it's never enforced.

ZV

 

[Jzero]

YOU couldn't sue them, but it is technically a federal crime to deface money, since the money is considered federal property, and the Secret Service/T-men could come after you for it.
The guy running www.wheresgeorge.com was asked by the Secret Service to stop selling the where's george rubber stamp or he could face charges.

 

[SOSTrooper]

If you do sue a celebrity they'll just get a really good lawyer and win the case and then they'll counter suit and sue you for attempted fraud (to get money out of their pockets) and public embarrassment. You'll lose.

 

[johneetrash]

oooh i see.. well i guess i cant show the dollar i scanned yesterday

<-- had a great time yesterday

(i didnt want to sue btw, my friend was trying to convince me to and i said noo wayy)

 

[Lithium381]

i get money all the time with stuff written all over it.....math and such....sometimes directions to someones house(i geuss)...."this belongs to bill gates" or some bible verses and such.....worth all the same to me........i geuss if you had a celeberity sign your money....it's just as paper...if you've got nothing else i suppose

 

[MedicBob]

Originally posted by: johneetrash
oooh i see.. well i guess i cant show the dollar i scanned yesterday

<-- had a great time yesterday

(i didnt want to sue btw, my friend was trying to convince me to and i said noo wayy)

psst, it is also illegal to make images of current US currency.

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: MedicBob

Originally posted by: johneetrash
oooh i see.. well i guess i cant show the dollar i scanned yesterday

<-- had a great time yesterday

(i didnt want to sue btw, my friend was trying to convince me to and i said noo wayy)

psst, it is also illegal to make images of current US currency.

If you make it larger or smaller, it's within the realm of legality.

 

[dejitaru]

No.

 

[johneetrash]

Originally posted by: X-Man

Originally posted by: MedicBob

Originally posted by: johneetrash
oooh i see.. well i guess i cant show the dollar i scanned yesterday

<-- had a great time yesterday

(i didnt want to sue btw, my friend was trying to convince me to and i said noo wayy)

psst, it is also illegal to make images of current US currency.

If you make it larger or smaller, it's within the realm of legality.

mm well it's not actually scanned, i took a picture of it so i should be okay.. it's pretty low quality

(mila kunis [id go into a story but no one would believe me ), danny masterson, and wilmer valderamma signed my dollar yesterday )

 

[jlee]

Defacement of Currency

Defacement of currency is a violation of Title 18, Section 333 of the United States Code. Under this provision, currency defacement is generally defined as follows: Whoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, 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, Federal Reserve Bank, or Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
Defacement of currency in such a way that it is made unfit for circulation comes under the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service. Their address is: United States Secret Service, 1800 G Street, N. W., Washington, DC 20223.

I don't see why it's illegal, unless it's made unfit for circulation.

http://www.bep.treas.gov/document.cfm/18/104

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: deftron
Yes, it's techniquely illegal, but you cant sue them..

If you see someone jaywalking, can you sue them ?

You can sue anyone for anything. Now whether or not it get tossed out by a judge is a different thing entirely.


Lethal

 

[johneetrash]

Originally posted by: LethalWolfe

Originally posted by: deftron
Yes, it's techniquely illegal, but you cant sue them..

If you see someone jaywalking, can you sue them ?

You can sue anyone for anything. Now whether or not it get tossed out by a judge is a different thing entirely.


Lethal

yah that's what i was tellin my friend

he said he asked dj tiesto for his autograph and asked him to sign a dollar but he said no for some legal reason and said he heard someone got busted for it or somethin