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Title 39 - Postal Service
Part III - MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 2001 - 2805)
Chapter 26 - DEBTS AND COLLECTION (§§ 2601 - 2605)
Section 2605 - Suits to recover wrongful or fraudulent payments
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Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE PART III - MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER 26 - DEBTS AND COLLECTION Sec. 2605 - Suits to recover wrongful or fraudulent payments |
Contains | section 2605 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 745. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 84 Stat. 745 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 91-375 |
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39 USC § 2605 (2011)
§2605. Suits to recover wrongful or fraudulent payments
The Postal Service shall request the Attorney General to bring a suit to recover with interest any payment made from moneys of, or credit granted by, the Postal Service as a result of—
(1) mistake;
(2) fraudulent representations;
(3) collusion; or
(4) misconduct of an officer or employee of the Postal Service.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 745.)
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