{"data":{"id":"us/31-cfr-601.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 CFR 601.5","heading":"Penalty for Unauthorized Control or Possession.","body":"(a) Control or possession of distinctive paper and/or distinctive counterfeit deterrents adopted in §§ 601.3 and 601.4 require authorization by the Secretary of the Treasury.\n(b) The penalty for unauthorized control and/or possession of distinctive paper and/or distinctive counterfeit deterrents adopted in §§ 601.3 and 601.4 is found at 18 U.S.C. 474A.","path":["Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Money and Finance","CHAPTER VI—BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","PART 601—DISTINCTIVE PAPER AND DISTINCTIVE COUNTERFEIT DETERRENTS FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-31.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:25Z","sha256":"706f267efe7dbbefc5a449681775923566b57018c3af360a9cb0c9524457c728","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-cfr-601.4","next":"us/31-cfr-605.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}