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Old 06-03-2016, 12:04 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Penny boy's little bitch move was saying "mail me the receipt" as he's leaving. He didn't want to stick around to have to face anyone tougher than the counter clerk.

The whole point of a receipt is to prove the amount was received. Like LostAgain said above, no receipt means you have no way to prove the fine was paid in full.

Even if they decided to accept the pennies as payment (they don't have to), they should've made him stand there while she counted it by hand.



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I thought that United States currency was legal tender for all debts. Some businesses or governmental agencies say that they will only accept checks, money orders or credit cards as payment, and others will only accept currency notes in denominations of $20 or smaller. Isn't this illegal?

The pertinent portion of law that applies to your question is the Coinage Act of 1965, specifically Section 31 U.S.C. 5103, entitled "Legal tender," which states: "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."

This statute means that all United States money as identified above are a valid and legal offer of payment for debts when tendered to a creditor. There is, however, no Federal statute mandating that a private business, a person or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether or not to accept cash unless there is a State law which says otherwise. For example, a bus line may prohibit payment of fares in pennies or dollar bills. In addition, movie theaters, convenience stores and gas stations may refuse to accept large denomination currency (usually notes above $20) as a matter of policy.
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