2014 US Code
Title 39 - Postal Service (Sections 101 - 5605)
Part I - General (Sections 101 - 606)
Chapter 6 - Private Carriage of Letters (Sections 601 - 606)
Sec. 606 - Disposition of seized mail

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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 I - GENERAL
CHAPTER 6 - PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS
Sec. 606 - Disposition of seized mail
Containssection 606
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 728.
Statutes at Large Reference84 Stat. 728
Public and Private LawPublic Law 91-375

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39 U.S.C. § 606 (2014)
§606. Disposition of seized mail

Every package or parcel seized by an officer or employee of the Postal Service performing duties related to the inspection of postal matters, a customs officer, or United States marshal or his deputies, in which a letter is unlawfully concealed, shall be forfeited to the United States. The same proceedings may be used to enforce forfeitures as are authorized in respect of goods, wares, and merchandise forfeited for violation of the revenue laws. Laws for the benefit and protection of customs officers making seizures for violating revenue laws apply to officers and employees making seizures for violating the postal laws.

(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 728.)

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