How much cash can you carry? Is there a law?

[brokenscout]

Don't like keeping it in the bank. Is there a law as to how much you can have on you? Thanks. I'm asking because I was taking a trip and had acouple thousand cash(several firearms AKs) and I hit a DHS check point in KS looking for drugs and currency.

[SuperiorDG]

No more then 10 grand.

[tmleadr03]

No more then 10 grand.

Not true.


You can carry as much as you want but if you USE more 10K or more at a time you have to fill out IRS paperwork. Cash deals are clearly drug deals...

[Rooskibar03]

I don't keep more than 6 or 7 bucks on me a time.

But that has nothing to do with any laws, its all I've got.

[brokenscout]

Lol, until I got divorced I know what you mean

I don't keep more than 6 or 7 bucks on me a time.

But that has nothing to do with any laws, its all I've got.

[T-Giv]

Kinda risky carrying that much cash on you all the time. I wouldn't feel comfortable with more than $500 at a time unless I'm heading straight to buy something!

[Robb]

I don't keep more than 6 or 7 bucks on me a time.
But that has nothing to do with any laws, its all I've got.[/QUOTE]

LOL, I'm right there with ya brother.

[Great-Kazoo]

What ever you feel comfortable with.

[Dave]

You can have on you as much as you feel safe carrying. Certain transactions over 10k are required to be recorded and tracked by the IRS. These are usually for people who show up to a broker and say "I want 5000 shares of Google stock, and I'm paying in cash." You also can not cross an international border from the US with more than 10k in cash, traveler's checks, bearer bonds or other easily convertible US currency without notifying the gov.

[cofi]

also if you cannot prove where it came from the police can just take it from you