---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 23.1"
title: "15"
number: "23.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/23.1"
---

# §23.1. Purpose.


These regulations are intended to comply with [39 U.S.C. 3220(a)(2)](/usc/39/3220.md?p=a-2), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) guidelines (50 FR 46622), to assist in the location and recovery of missing children through the use of penalty mail.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3220(a)(2); 5 U.S.C. 301.

### Source

Source: 51 FR 46614, Dec. 24, 1986, unless otherwise noted.