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Can counterfeit money circulate in the market? Is it illegal to use counterfeit money?
Of course, fake money cannot be circulated in the market. It is illegal to use counterfeit money. According to the law of our country, holding and using counterfeit money in the market is a crime of undermining the order of socialist market economy.

Legal basis: the crime of holding and using counterfeit money in Article 172 of the Criminal Law.

Whoever knowingly holds and uses counterfeit currency, with a relatively large amount, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also or solely be fined not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan; If the amount is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan; If the amount is especially huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan or confiscated property.