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Title 39 - Postal Service
Part I - General
Chapter 6 - Private Carriage of Letters
Sec. 605 - Searching vessels for letters
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| 39 U.S.C. § 605 (2017) |
| §605. Searching vessels for letters |
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An officer or employee of the Postal Service performing duties related to the inspection of postal matters, when instructed by the Postal Service to make examinations and seizures, and any customs officer without special instructions shall search vessels for letters which may be on board, or which may have been conveyed contrary to law. |
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(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 728.) |
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EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 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. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE |
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| Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE PART I - GENERAL CHAPTER 6 - PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS Sec. 605 - Searching vessels for letters |
| section 605 |
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| January 12, 2018 |
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| 84 Stat. 728 |
| Public Law 91-375 |
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