2014 US Code
Title 39 - Postal Service (Sections 101 - 5605)
Part V - Transportation of Mail (Sections 5001 - 5605)
Chapter 56 - Transportation of Mail by Vessel (Sections 5601 - 5605)
Sec. 5604 - Fines on ocean carriers

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 39 - POSTAL SERVICE
PART V - TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL
CHAPTER 56 - TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY VESSEL
Sec. 5604 - Fines on ocean carriers
Containssection 5604
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773.
Statutes at Large Reference84 Stat. 773
Public and Private LawPublic Law 91-375

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39 U.S.C. § 5604 (2014)
§5604. Fines on ocean carriers

The Postal Service may impose or remit fines on carriers transporting mail by vessel on routes extending beyond the borders of the United States for—

(1) unreasonable or unnecessary delay to the mails; and

(2) other delinquencies in the transportation of mail.

(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773.)

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