Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§2116 Railway or steamboat post office
Title 18 › Part PART I— - CRIMES › Chapter CHAPTER 103— - ROBBERY AND BURGLARY › § 2116
Summary
Violent entry of mail cars or boats, or assaulting/interfering with postal workers, carries a federal fine, up to three years' jail, or both.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §2116
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Whoever, by violence, enters a post-office car, or any part of any car, steamboat, or vessel, assigned to the use of the mail service, or willfully or maliciously assaults or interferes with any postal clerk in the discharge of his duties in connection with such car, steamboat, vessel, or apartment thereof, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 316 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 193, 35 Stat. 1125). Reference to persons aiding or assisting was deleted as unnecessary because such persons are made principals by section 2 of this title. Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–294 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000”.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 2116
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73