ADVISORY TO MOTORISTS
$206 in urine-soaked coins is not acceptable payment for a speeding ticket in Washington
(Thanks to Gregg Geil)
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March 27, 2009
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Duly noted.
... taps foot, waiting for Telecomdropout to catch up...
Posted by: Richard the Weasel-Hearted | March 27, 2009 at 07:21 PM
Slow evening, I guess. Interesting that the accompanying photo shows bags of non-US coins. I'm pretty sure they're Australian.
Posted by: Richard the Weasel-Hearted | March 27, 2009 at 07:27 PM
Great. Wish I had read this yesterday!
Posted by: Margaritaville | March 27, 2009 at 07:28 PM
What about bills?
Posted by: Jeff Tompkins | March 27, 2009 at 07:29 PM
... dodges a tumbleweed rolling by ...
tum, tee, tum...
Posted by: Richard the Weasel-Hearted | March 27, 2009 at 07:30 PM
Does this mean that they are acceptable for tolls on bridges and turnpikes?
Posted by: Horace LaBadie | March 27, 2009 at 07:30 PM
Darn ! Well, I can only plead guilty of working (for a change - it IS payday) really hard.
I need to build me a cubicle, so I can blog with abandon. The unfortunate thing is, I kinda need this job.
Posted by: Telecomdropout | March 27, 2009 at 07:51 PM
Thanks for being such a gentleman, Richard ! That's why I love this blog - so many fine, upstanding citizens hang out here.
Posted by: Telecomdropout | March 27, 2009 at 07:52 PM
5:00 - I'm FREEEEEEEEEEEE !
See y'all later !
Posted by: Telecomdropout | March 27, 2009 at 08:03 PM
So that's NOT illegal? Urine luck.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | March 27, 2009 at 08:12 PM
Fine, upstan-- Oh! Right! You bet!
Posted by: Richard the Weasel-Hearted | March 27, 2009 at 08:55 PM
I guess he was p!ssed off.
Posted by: nursecindy | March 27, 2009 at 10:24 PM
OK. I'm going to hate myself, but I have to say it.
Urine the money.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | March 27, 2009 at 10:27 PM
When you owe money (even to the government), and you present the full payment in legal tender, and they refuse to accept the payment, the debt is canceled. The debt is extinguished by the offer of legal tender in payment, not by the acceptance of that payment. The debtee is required to accept payment in legal tender, and has no choice in the matter. He just needs a lawyer to write the letter.
For an accessible summary, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_tender and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinage_Act_of_1965
Posted by: Steve | March 28, 2009 at 08:14 AM