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Yes it is. I am a postal employee, and I know that any thing put in or attached to the outside of the mailbox including the post is subject to postage. The carriers are to collect a sample of such flyers and estimate the number of flyers that were distributed and turn them in to the postmaster. A letter should be send out to the person creating the flyers asking for the postage. If that fails then it is turned over to the Postal Inspection Service. In one of my old jobs with the Postal Service that is exactly what I did. Usually the carriers do not care to take the effort to collect the flyers or cards that are attached, come up with an estimate of how many were distributed. Usually the Postal Inspection Service has biger things to worry about. Howeverwith the Postal Service being so tight for money recently I wouldn't put it past them to require the carriers to collect the a sample of the flyers and get an estimate so postage may be collected.
The USPS Domestic Mail Manual states that, except for the occasional newspaper, "no part of a mail receptacle may be used to deliver any matter not bearing postage, including items or matter placed upon, supported by, attached to, hung from, or inserted into a mail receptacle."
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∙ 9y agoStand-alone mail drop boxes are owned by the US Postal Service, part of the Federal Government. It is illegal to deface any property owned by post office. Post Offices can also dictate the placement, size, shape, and height of personal mailboxes whether on homes or on rural routes (stand alone boxes along the roadway). Customarily, it has been historically illegal to use even a personal mailbox for anything except sending and receiving mail.
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∙ 16y agoNo ... it's illegal ... punishable by federal law!! You can hang it on the outside or on the post, but not inside the mailbox.
No. The post office is the only one who has access to your mailbox.
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∙ 13y agoyes, it is, i have been wondering if it was illegal to put flyers on mailboxes, but i know that it is illegal to put them in mailboxes.
Just to add to this:
3.1.3 Use for Mail Except under 3.2.11, Newspaper Receptacle, the receptacles described in 3.1.1 may be used only for matter bearing postage. Other than as permitted by 3.2.10, Delivery of Unstamped Newspapers, or 3.2.11, no part of a mail receptacle may be used to deliver any matter not bearing postage, including items or matter placed upon, supported by, attached to, hung from, or inserted into a mail receptacle. Any mailable matter not bearing postage and found as described above is subject to the same postage as would be paid if it were carried by mail
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∙ 13y agoYes. The USPS Domestic Mail Manual states that, except for the occasional newspaper, "no part of a mail receptacle may be used to deliver any matter not bearing postage, including items or matter placed upon, supported by, attached to, hung from, or inserted into a mail receptacle."
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∙ 11y agoNo, you cannot be sent to jail. However, it is illegal under Title 18, section 1725 of the United States code states that a person who knowingly puts "mailable matter" without postage in to an established letter box shall be liable for a fine.
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∙ 16y agoYes it is. Source www.gao.gov/archive/1997/gg97085
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∙ 15y agoYes, the mail box is only for paid postage delivery.
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∙ 7y agoNo, it's only for mail.
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What is the law against opening a mailbox?
It is a federal offense and a felony to tamper with someone's mail and mailbox. The mailbox is actually considered the property of the post office, no matter who bought it.
Is it against the law to look through a mailbox?
It may depend on your motive for doing so, but generally yes, if it isn't yours!
Is it criminal leaving threatening notes in mailbox?
yesAdded: Actually it would constitute TWO offenses. (1) It is against the law to threaten someone and, (2) it is against federal law to deposit anything, except mail, in a mailbox intended for the receipt of US Mail.
Who can put mail in a mailbox?
Only the Post Office, it is your personal mail. No one else is suppose use your mail box or take anything out of it, if they get into your mail box, that is against the law and they should be reported to the police department.
IS delay and destruction of mail a felony?
No, but it is against both federal and local law. Federal law because it is violation of the US Postal Regulations, and local because of the cost and expense to the owner of replacing the mailbox.
Is it a federal crime to open another persons mail?
What kind of mailbox? A residential mailbox? A rural delivery mailbox? A mailbox in a parcel store? An official USPS mailbox? All are offenses, the last one especially. The fact that it turned out to be empty is immaterial. You didn't know it was empty when you broke into it, your intent was to open it and gain access to whatever was inside.
Can our landlord leave flyers in your mailbox?
Technically, no, but good luck finding someone who cares. Placing anything without a stamp in a mailbox (any mailbox) is a violation of federal postal law. The USPS considers your mailbox to be a part of their system, and placing a letter in it without a stamp is considered use of their system without paying for it. Also, some legal scholars think this is a violation of the tenant's privacy, since the mailbox is part of the apartment. If the flyer left is rude or obnoxious, a judge might rule it a breach of quiet enjoyment. Otherwise, you'll be hard pressed to find a postal inspector who cares, or a judge who cares either.
Why would the USPS take back all the mail in someone's mailbox?
They don't really take away your mail unless you have done something against the law or something like that to make them do that, but sometimes they don't deliever your mail if your mailbox is full and they just keep it until you clean it out.
can a person receiving ssi purchase a CD for a grandchild.?
Posting an advertisement on a privately owned vehicle is not against the law so you should be just fine to do so.
Is there law that prohibit putting flyers on cars?
Laws vary city to city concerning putting flyers on cars. In some cities it is against the law while others it is not. For example, in Brooklyn it is prohibited to place a flyer on any part of a vehicle.
What is seiwa patent and law office email address in japan?
mailbox@seiwapat.co.jp
Is blowing up a mailbox a felony in Nevada?
Blowing up a mailbox is a felony anywhere, unless it is within 500 miles of a ranch that you own and it is your own. The reason it is illegal is simple, it is basically like reading someone elses mail, it is against the law but blowing it up? Now that's a felony right there.
