Title 39, Postal ServiceRelease 119-102
§5403 Fines
Title 39 › PART V — TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL › CHAPTER 54 — TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY AIR › § 5403
Summary
Postal Service can fine or cancel fines for air carriers abroad that delay or mishandle mail.
Full Legal Text
Title 39, §5403
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The Postal Service may impose or remit fines on carriers transporting mail by air on routes extending beyond the borders of the United States for— (1)
(2)other delinquencies in the transportation of the mail.
Legislative History
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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. § 5403
Title 39, Postal Service
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102