pay a bill w/ coins

[odleonsnow]

True or false???

It is actually illegal to pay a bill in coins that totals more than then number of coins in a standard size roll.

[contract_paralegal]

False. As long as you're paying the bill in US currency, you are within the law. There's nothing illegal about being a dick.

[conoscenza matto]

If you have a debt no legal tender can be refused. But if you go to a store and pay with a bunch of pennies they can refuse to take the payment because you have not incurred a debt with the store.

[Merana]

As long as it is valid US money, there is nothing illegal in paying off your bill with coins. And if the creditor does not like being paid like that and refuses to take it, I'd have their refusal documented.

[VegasRich]

My girlfriend is divorced and going through custody, child support, and renewal of restraining order proceedings. She cannot afford an attorney but sometimes can get assistance from legal aid. I don't know the whole story but she was court ordered to pay fees to her ex-husband's attorney of around $350. Aside from maybe $20, she paid the whole thing at once in pennies. The attorney now has brought a contempt of court charge against her and is also asking the court to order her to pay additional fees in the form of fees for his secretary to bring these coins to a coinstar machine to count, fees that machine charged to count, and fees for his time in preparing his contempt case. She is very intimidated by this attorney and is very stressed about all this. In the end, does he have a legitimate case? Since he accepted payment shouldn't that be the end of it, could he not have refused payment and requested another form more acceptable to him? How should she approach her defense? Any help is much appreciated!!

[IneedhelpinMi]

Well this is what happened to me. I too was ordered to pay my ex's lawyer $500 for a motion I filed regarding our divorce. I went to pay her lawyer the $500 in denominations of US currency ranging from $50 dollar bills to US quarters. The lawyer refused to accept the payment, and quickly filed a Writ of Garnishment against me. I objected to the garnishment based on the Uniform Comercial Code, article 3-603(b), which states that if legal tender is offered for payment and refused, then the debtor is forgiven of the debt to the extent of the attempted payment amount. And also The Coinage Act of 1965, Which states that coins are legal tender. The Michigan Circuit Court Judge that denied my motion to be forgiven of the debt apperently has "right" to sidestep State and Federel law.

Can anyone tell me if the Coinage Act and the UCC can be overruled by a Circuit Court Judge?