N The United States, Burning Banknotes Is Prohibited Under 18 U.s.c. § 333: Mutilation Of National Bank Obligations, Which Includes "any Other Thing" That Renders A Note "unfit To Be Reissued".[41] In An Amicus Brief For Atwater V. City Of Lago Vista, Solicitor General Seth Waxman Writes That Arresting An Individual Who Removes The Corner Dollar Values "may Expose A Counterfeiting Operation".[42] It Is Unclear If The Statute Has Ever Been Applied In Response To The Complete Destruction Of A Bill. Certainly People Have Publicly Burned Small Amounts Of Money For Political Protests That Were Picked Up By The Media — Living Things At South By Southwest,[43] Larry Kudlow On The Call, Both In 2009[44] — Without Apparent Consequence. by mhzesent