31 U.S.C. § 5103
Legal tender
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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 65
cases (17 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Bolling v. Farmers Branch Indep. Sch. Dist., 315 S.W.3d 893 (Tex. App. 2010).
Bolling v. Farmers Branch Indep. Sch. Dist., 315 S.W.3d 893 (Tex. App. 2010). “Transactions in “this state” are based upon voluntary use of 31 U.S.C. § 5103 items. Asserting a residence in “this state” is purely voluntary.”
Tennessee Scrap Recyclers Ass'n v. Bredesen, 556 F.3d 442 (6th Cir. 2009). “currency as legal tender for all debts in violation of 31 U.S.C. § 5103 . We disagree. Neither provision restricts (or indeed regulates) what counts as legal tender for the ultimate payment of debts — checks, money orders, and vouchers are promises to pay legal tender for the…”
Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n v. McDonnell, 287 F. Supp. 3d 213 (E.D.N.Y 2018). “Title 31 U.S.C. § 5103 ("United States coins and currency .”
Gossels v. Fleet Nat'l Bank, 902 N.E.2d 370 (Mass. 2009). “31 U.S.C. § 5103 (2006). Third, Fleet was not required to inform Gossels whether he would receive provisional credit or whether the transaction was for collection only.”
United States v. Wells Fargo, 943 F.3d 588 (2d Cir. 2019). “” 31 U.S.C. § 5103 ; see also 12 U.S.C. § 411 .”
Nixon v. Phillipoff, 615 F. Supp. 890 (N.D. Ind. 1985). “make anything but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts____” Nixon asserts that this provision requires a state to accept and recognize only gold and silver coin as legal tender.”
Rene v. Citibank Na, 32 F. Supp. 2d 539 (E.D.N.Y 1999). “In this ease, Citibank properly issued a check to the plaintiffs as a loan, secured by a mortgage. As demonstrated by their acceptance of the benefits of this transaction, the plaintiffs agreed to Citibank’s use a negotiable instrument instead of legal tender.”
Seidman v. Ins. Comm'r, 532 A.2d 917 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1987). “Petitioner next contends that he was entitled to accept cash for premiums for coverage under the Plan pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 11(c) of the Plan itself as well as 31 U.S.C. §5103 . The third paragraph of Section 11(c) of the Plan provides as follows: The Plan…”
Exotic Coins, Inc. v. Beacom, 699 P.2d 930 (Colo. 1985). “, 31 U.S.C. § 5103 (1982) (United States coins are legal tender for debts); 31 U.”
City of Bartlett v. Sanders, 832 S.W.2d 546 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991). “Legal tender 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.”
May v. Bailey, 693 S.W.2d 246 (Mo. Ct. App. 1985). “In rendering summary judgment in favor of the State Treasurer and against May the trial court specifically recited in the formal judgment entered that it is “the finding of *248 this Court that Article VI of the United States Constitution [ 4 ] binds the State of Missouri to…”
Reyes v. Brown (In re Reyes), 482 B.R. 603 (D. Ariz. 2012). “§ 5103 , which renders United States coins and currency legal tender for all debts, and that Judge Nielsen committed reversible error when he relied on a single district court case and a local bankruptcy rule to craft an exception to federal law.”
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