Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73
§7209 Unauthorized use or sale of stamps
Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— - Procedure and Administration › Chapter CHAPTER 75— - CRIMES, OTHER OFFENSES, AND FORFEITURES › Subchapter Subchapter A— - Crimes › Part PART I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 7209
Summary
It is illegal to buy, sell, offer for sale, use, transfer, receive in exchange, or pledge any tax stamp, coupon, ticket, book, or similar item that the Secretary creates to collect taxes, unless the tax law or official rules allow it. If you are found guilty, you can be fined up to $1,000, jailed for up to 6 months, or both.
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Title 26, §7209
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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.
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1976—Pub. L. 94–455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.
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26 U.S.C. § 7209
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73