Title 39, Postal ServiceRelease 119-102
§1008 Temporary Employees or Carriers
Title 39 › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 10 — EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE POSTAL SERVICE › § 1008
Summary
Treats temporary workers hired to deliver mail as Postal Service employees. They must be covered by chapter 83 of title 18 just like other postal employees. Says anyone carrying mail under a Postal Service contract, or working for the Postal Service, is treated as a carrier or a person entrusted with the mail under sections 1701, 1708, and 2114 of title 18.
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Title 39, §1008
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(a)A person temporarily employed to deliver mail is deemed an employee of the Postal Service and is subject to the provisions of chapter 83 of title 18 to the same extent as other employees of the Postal Service.
(b)Any person, when engaged in carrying mail under contract with the Postal Service, or employed by the Postal Service, is deemed a carrier or person entrusted with the mail and having custody thereof, within the meaning of section 1701, 1708, and 2114 of title 18.
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Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.
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Citation
39 U.S.C. § 1008
Title 39, Postal Service
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102