Title 39, Postal ServiceRelease 119-102
§2604 Delivery of Stolen Money to Owner
Title 39 › PART III — MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 26 — DEBTS AND COLLECTION › § 2604
Summary
Postal Service may return cash or property it holds if it's sure they were stolen from the mail.
Full Legal Text
Title 39, §2604
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When the Postal Service is satisfied that money or property in the possession of the Postal Service represents money or property stolen from the mails, or the proceeds thereof, it may deliver it to the person it finds to be the rightful owner.
Legislative History
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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. § 2604
Title 39, Postal Service
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102