Crime of using knowledge and issuing counterfeit currency after obtaining it

…(2) Acquiring counterfeit currency: Acquiring counterfeit or altered Japanese or foreign currency with the intent to use it, with a sentence of imprisonment of up to three years (Article 150 of the Penal Code). (3) Using or handing over counterfeit currency after acquiring it: Using the currency after acquiring it with the knowledge that it is counterfeit or altered, or handing it over to someone with the intent to use it, with a sentence of up to three times the nominal value or a fine, but not less than 2,000 yen (Article 152). In addition to the crime of counterfeiting currency in the narrow sense, attempts to use counterfeit currency and to acquire counterfeit currency are also punishable (Article 151). Furthermore, among the preparations for the crime of counterfeiting currency in the narrow sense, specific forms such as preparing the equipment and raw materials are punishable as independent crimes with a sentence of imprisonment of three months to five years. …

*The following is a partial explanation of the term "the crime of using knowledge and distributing counterfeit currency after obtaining it."

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…(2)偽造通貨収得罪　行使の目的で日本および外国の偽造，変造通貨を収得する罪で，刑は3年以下の懲役(刑法150条)。(3)偽造通貨収得後知情行使，交付罪　通貨収得後その偽造，変造にかかることを知ったにもかかわらず行使し，または行使の目的で人に交付する罪で，刑は名価の3倍以下の罰金または科料であるが，2000円以下に下しえない(152条)。　狭義の通貨偽造罪のほか，偽造通貨行使罪，偽造通貨収得罪は未遂も処罰され(151条)，さらに，狭義の通貨偽造罪の予備のうち，器械，原料の準備という特定の形態のものは，独立の罪として，3ヵ月以上5年以下の懲役に処せられる。…

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