Title 39, Postal ServiceRelease 119-102

§2605 Suits to Recover Wrongful or Fraudulent Payments

Title 39 › PART III — MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 26 — DEBTS AND COLLECTION › § 2605

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

USPS must ask AG to sue for money with interest from mistake, fraud, collusion, or officer/employee misconduct.

Full Legal Text

Title 39, §2605

Postal Service, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Postal Service shall request the Attorney General to bring a suit to recover with interest any payment made from moneys of, or credit granted by, the Postal Service as a result of— (1)
(2)fraudulent representations;
(3)collusion; or
(4)misconduct of an officer or employee of the Postal Service.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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. § 2605

Title 39, Postal Service

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102