Title 39 — Postal ServiceRelease 119-73not60
§3004 Delivery of Mail to Persons Not Residents of the Place of Address
Title 39 › Part IV— MAIL MATTER › Chapter 30— NONMAILABLE MATTER › § 3004
Summary
Postal Service can require ID before giving someone mail that was sent to an address that is not their home or usual workplace and looks meant to hide their identity.
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Title 39, §3004
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Whenever the Postal Service determines that letters or parcels sent in the mail are addressed to places not the residence or regular business address of the person for whom they are intended, to enable the person to escape identification, the Postal Service may deliver the mail only upon identification of the person so addressed.
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. § 3004
Title 39 — Postal Service
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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