2014 US Code
Title 39 - Postal Service (Sections 101 - 5605)
Part IV - Mail Matter (Sections 3001 - 3691)
Chapter 30 - Nonmailable Matter (Sections 3001 - 3018)
Sec. 3002a - Nonmailability of locksmithing devices
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, 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 IV - MAIL MATTER CHAPTER 30 - NONMAILABLE MATTER Sec. 3002a - Nonmailability of locksmithing devices |
| Contains | section 3002a |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, §7090(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4409. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 102 Stat. 4409 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 100-690 |
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(a) Any locksmithing device is nonmailable mail, shall not be carried or delivered by mail, and shall be disposed of as the Postal Service directs, unless such device is mailed to—
(1) a lock manufacturer or distributor;
(2) a bona fide locksmith;
(3) a bona fide repossessor; or
(4) a motor vehicle manufacturer or dealer.
(b) For the purpose of this section, "locksmithing device" means—
(1) a device or tool (other than a key) designed to manipulate the tumblers in a lock into the unlocked position through the keyway of such lock;
(2) a device or tool (other than a key or a device or tool under paragraph (1)) designed for the unauthorized opening or bypassing of a lock or similar security device; and
(3) a device or tool designed for making an impression of a key or similar security device to duplicate such key or device.
(Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §7090(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4409.)
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