Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1729 Post Office Conducted Without Authority
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 83 — POSTAL SERVICE › § 1729
Summary
Running or claiming a post office without Postal Service permission can be fined.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §1729
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Whoever, without authority from the Postal Service, sets up or professes to keep any office or place of business bearing the sign, name, or title of post office, shall be fined under this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 302 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 179, 35 Stat. 1123). Minor verbal changes were made.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $500”. 1970—Pub. L. 91–375 substituted “Postal Service” for “Postmaster General”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1970 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 91–375 effective within 1 year after Aug. 12, 1970, on date established therefor by Board of Governors of United States Postal Service and published by it in Federal Register, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as an
Effective Date
note preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
18 U.S.C. § 1729
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
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