State Control Committee: Seller who was paid with souvenir banknotes may be held liable
Not only the buyer, but also the seller may be held liable for paying with souvenir money.
The State Control Committee reminded about this on Telegram.
What is the penalty for selling counterfeit money?
As reported by the State Control Committee, this summer in the Pinsk region several cases of payment for various goods with souvenir money were revealed.
In the last 3 months alone, the Pinsk Interdistrict Committee of State Control received 4 reports of violations from the internal affairs agencies.
The State Control Committee reminds that not only those who pay with counterfeit money are held liable for the sale of counterfeit money, but also officials of retail outlets for failure to comply with the requirements of the law on checking money.
In the first case, criminal liability is provided, in the second – administrative liability in the form of a fine of up to 3 base units.
Officials of three retail outlets that accepted souvenir banknotes as payment were issued warnings.
Since the violations were committed for the first time, the officials were released from administrative liability.
