CHAPTER 75— CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES, AND FORFEITURES›Subchapter A— Crimes›PART I— GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 7209. Unauthorized use or sale of stamps

26 U.S.C. Subtitle F — Procedure and Administration (Internal Revenue Code) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · United States

Any person who buys, sells, offers for sale, uses, transfers, takes or gives in exchange, or pledges or gives in pledge, except as authorized in this title or in regulations made pursuant thereto, any stamp, coupon, ticket, book, or other device prescribed by the Secretary under this title for the collection or payment of any tax imposed by this title, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 854; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834.)

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