• mj_marathon@programming.dev
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    22 hours ago

    There is no federal statute requiring private lendors to accept payment in the form of coins. The coins are legal tender but they dont have to be accepted.

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      17 hours ago

      If payment offered in legal tender is refused, the debt would be cancelled.

      There’s no requirement to accept cash for pre payments, but for debts cash must be accepted.

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      19 hours ago

      The discussion is about fines. I’m not sure why you’re talking about lenders.

      Also, Title 31 (Money and Finance), Subtitle IV (Money), Chapter 51 (Coins and Currency), Subchapter I (Monetary System), Section 5103 (Legal Tender) of the United States Code 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. Foreign gold or silver coins are not legal tender for debts.

      So yes, there is a federal statue requiring private lenders accept coins as payment.

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        18 hours ago

        I don’t think that says what you think it does. Just because they are legal tender does not inherently mean (nor does that snippet say) that they cannot be denied as a form of payment.

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          18 hours ago

          Yes it does. It’s a legal form of payment, and if a lender denies it, you can sue to have the entire debt discharged because the lender is refusing legal tender.

          If you’re a debt holder, you’re required by federal law to accept any form of legal tender as payment, which includes coins.

          Here’s the full article I got the statute from.