Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1716B Nonmailable Plants
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 83 — POSTAL SERVICE › § 1716B
Summary
Mailing or arranging delivery of something that postal law says cannot be mailed is a crime if done knowingly, unless it follows Postal Service rules that allow it. A person who does this can be fined under federal law, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
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Title 18, §1716B
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Whoever knowingly deposits for mailing or delivery, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail, according to the direction thereon, or at any place at which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, anything declared nonmailable by section 3014(b) of title 39, unless in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Postal Service under section 3014(c) of such title, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Legislative History
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Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 31, 1989, see section 4 of Pub. L. 100–574, set out as a note under section 3014 of Title 39, Postal Service.
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18 U.S.C. § 1716B
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102