Title 39 — Postal ServiceRelease 119-73not60
§5007 Free Transportation of Postal Employees
Title 39 › Part V— TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL › Chapter 50— GENERAL › § 5007
Summary
Carriers of mail must carry postal employees on mail duty, or going to/from that duty, on their vehicles or craft free when the worker shows ID. Air carriers (see title 49, section 40102(a)) must also carry Postal agents and officers on air‑mail business free under Transportation Secretary rules.
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Title 39, §5007
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(a)Each person or carrier engaged in the transportation of mail shall carry on any vessel, train, motor vehicle, or aircraft he operates, upon exhibiting their credentials and without extra charge therefor, persons on duty in charge of the mails or when traveling to and from such duty.
(b)(1)In this subsection, “air carrier” and “aircraft” have the same meanings given those terms in section 40102(a) of title 49.
(2)An air carrier engaged in transporting mail shall carry without charge on any plane it operates those agents and officers of the Postal Service traveling on official business related to transporting mail by aircraft, as prescribed by regulations of the Secretary of Transportation, on exhibiting credentials.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–272 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
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. § 5007
Title 39 — Postal Service
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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