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. 3203 - Endorsements on penalty covers
| 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. 3203 - Endorsements on penalty covers |
| Contains | section 3203 |
| 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. 752. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 84 Stat. 752 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 91-375 |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, penalty covers shall bear, over the words "Official Business" an endorsement showing the name of the department, bureau, or office from which, or officer from whom, it is transmitted. The penalty for the unlawful use of all penalty covers shall be printed thereon.
(b) The Postal Service shall prescribe the endorsement to be placed on covers mailed under clauses (1)(E), (2), and (3) of section 3202(a) of this title.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 752.)
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