Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 08, 2026

Title 31 - Money and Finance: Treasury last revised: Jan 02, 2026
§ 700.4 - Preservation of property.

It shall be unlawful for any person without proper authority to willfully destroy, damage, deface, or remove property (including Federal records) or any part thereof or any furnishing therein.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321; Treasury Department Order No. 140-01, dated September 20, 1994; 41 FR 5869, dated Feb. 10, 1996
source: 63 FR 39730, July 24, 1998, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 31 CFR 700.4