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18 U.S.C. 1725 states: "Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits any mailable matter such as statements of accounts, circulars, sale bills, or other like matter, on which no postage has been paid, in any letter box established, approved, or accepted by the Postal Service for the receipt or delivery of mail matter on any mail route with intent to avoid payment of lawful postage thereon, shall for each such offense be fined under this title" "TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 83 > Sec. 1725" Legal Information Institute http://answers.Google.com/answers/threadview?id=288629 It appears that violation of this provision is an infraction, carrying a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual, or not more than $10,000 for an organization. "TITLE 18 > PART II > CHAPTER 227 > SUBCHAPTER A > Sec. 3559" [defining "infraction" in subsection (a)(9)] Legal Information Institute http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/3559.html "TITLE 18 > PART II > CHAPTER 227 > SUBCHAPTER C > Sec. 3571" [establishing fines for an infraction in subsections (b)(7) and (c)(7)] Legal Information Institute http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/3571.html See also: "Domestic Mail Manual - D041 Customer Mail Receptacles" [especially section 1.3] United States Postal Service http://pe.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/manuals/dmm/D041.pdf
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Can you remove someones mailbox that has moved?
No, that is against the law because someone ELSE is probably going to live there once it opens for renovation! Just because some one is not there anymore doesn't mean you can commit a federal offense.
Is it permissible for me to place a card in my neighbor's mailbox?
No, it is not permissible to place a card in your neighbor's mailbox as it is against the law to tamper with mailboxes that do not belong to you.
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.
Is it a crime to hit a mailbox with a vehicle?
Yes, it is a crime to hit a mailbox with a vehicle. This act can be considered vandalism or destruction of property, which is against the law.
Is it against the law to threaten to blow someones house up?
I'm thinking yes...?
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 sell a human skull in the UK?
only if it is still attatched to someones shoulders
Is it against the law if you just compared someones appearance with a nazi cartoon person on facebook?
yeah.
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 illegal to read someones mind in Canada if the technology exists to do so?
They don't have a law on something that doesn't exist.
What law is to punish a man for something that was it against the law when he did it is called?
a meep
A law to punish a person for something that was not against the law when he or she did it is called?
Export facto law
