# 31 CFR § 100.6: Destroyed paper currency

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.6

## Section

- **Citation:** 31 CFR § 100.6
- **Heading:** Destroyed paper currency
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Money and Finance > CHAPTER I—MONETARY OFFICES, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > PART 100—EXCHANGE OF PAPER CURRENCY AND COIN > Subpart B—Request for Examination of Mutilated Currency for Possible Redemption

## Text

No relief will be granted on account of lawfully held paper currency which has been totally destroyed.

## Nearby sections

- [31 CFR § 100.3 § 100.3 Lawfully held coin and currencies in general.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.3.md)
- [31 CFR § 100.4 § 100.4 Gold coin and gold certificates in general.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.4.md)
- [31 CFR § 100.5 § 100.5 Mutilated paper currency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.5.md)
- [31 CFR § 100.6 § 100.6 Destroyed paper currency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.6.md)
- [31 CFR § 100.7 § 100.7 Treasury's redemption process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.7.md)
- [31 CFR § 100.8 § 100.8 Packaging and shipping of mutilated currency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.8.md)
- [31 CFR § 100.9 § 100.9 Notices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.9.md)
- [31 CFR § 100.10 § 100.10 Request for examination of uncurrent coin for possible redemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.10.md)
- [31 CFR § 100.12 § 100.12 Exchange of fused or mixed coin.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.12.md)
- [31 CFR § 100.13 § 100.13 Notices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.13.md)
- [31 CFR § 100.16 § 100.16 Exchange of paper and coin to be handled through Federal Reserve banks and branches.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.16.md)
- [31 CFR § 100.17 § 100.17 Location of Federal Reserve banks and branches.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.17.md)
- [31 CFR § 100.18 § 100.18 Counterfeit notes to be marked; “redemption” of notes wrongfully so marked.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.18.md)
- [31 CFR § 100.19 § 100.19 Disposition of counterfeit notes and coins.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.19.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-100.6. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.