2014 US Code
Title 39 - Postal Service (Sections 101 - 5605)
Part IV - Mail Matter (Sections 3001 - 3691)
Chapter 32 - Penalty and Franked Mail (Sections 3201 - 3220)
Sec. 3201 - Definitions
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 32 - PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL Sec. 3201 - Definitions |
Contains | section 3201 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 751; Pub. L. 99-87, §1(b), Aug. 9, 1985, 99 Stat. 291. |
Statutes at Large References | 84 Stat. 751 99 Stat. 291 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 91-375, Public Law 99-87 |
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As used in this chapter—
(1) "penalty mail" means official mail, other than franked mail, which is authorized by law to be transmitted in the mail without prepayment of postage;
(2) "penalty cover" means envelopes, wrappers, labels, or cards used to transmit penalty mail;
(3) "frank" means the autographic or facsimile signature of persons authorized by sections 3210–3216 and 3218 of this title to transmit matter through the mail without prepayment of postage or other indicia contemplated by sections 733 and 907 of title 44;
(4) "franked mail" means mail which is transmitted in the mail under a frank;
(5) "Members of Congress" includes Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners; and
(6) "missing child" has the meaning provided by section 403(1) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 751; Pub. L. 99–87, §1(b), Aug. 9, 1985, 99 Stat. 291.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 403(1) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, referred to in par. (6), is classified to section 5772(1) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
AMENDMENTS1985—Par. (6). Pub. L. 99–87 added par. (6).
EFFECTIVE DATEChapter effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.
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