# 31 CFR § 601.5: Penalty for Unauthorized Control or Possession

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-601.5

## Section

- **Citation:** 31 CFR § 601.5
- **Heading:** Penalty for Unauthorized Control or Possession
- **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 VI—BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > PART 601—DISTINCTIVE PAPER AND DISTINCTIVE COUNTERFEIT DETERRENTS FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES

## Text

(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.
(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.

## Nearby sections

- [31 CFR § 601.1 § 601.1 Notice and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-601.1.md)
- [31 CFR § 601.2 § 601.2 Distinctiveness requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-601.2.md)
- [31 CFR § 601.3 § 601.3 Distinctive paper.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-601.3.md)
- [31 CFR § 601.4 § 601.4 Distinctive counterfeit deterrents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-601.4.md)
- [31 CFR § 601.5 § 601.5 Penalty for Unauthorized Control or Possession.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-601.5.md)
- [31 CFR § 605.1 § 605.1 Conduct on Bureau of Engraving and Printing property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-605.1.md)

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