31 U.S.C. § 5103 — Legal tender

submitted 44 years ago by Pub. L. 97-258 to r/title-31-MONEY-AND-FINANCE · 41 words · no verdicts yet

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United States coins and currency (including Federal reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal reserve banks and national banks) are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues. Foreign gold or silver coins are not legal tender for debts.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 980; Pub. L. 97–452, § 1(19), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2477.)

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1982Enacted · Pub. L. 97-258 · 96 Stat. 980
1983Amended · Pub. L. 97-452 · 96 Stat. 2477

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