39 USC 605: Searching vessels for letters
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39 USC 605: Searching vessels for letters Text contains those laws in effect on November 14, 2024
From Title 39-POSTAL SERVICEPART I-GENERALCHAPTER 6-PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS
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§605. Searching vessels for letters

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.

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


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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.