---
kind: "unit"
title: "39"
title_heading: "Postal Service"
key: "chI/subchD/part233"
level: "part"
label: "Part 233"
heading: "Inspection Service Authority"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/chI-subchD-part233"
sections_count: 12
---

# Part 233 — Inspection Service Authority

Title 39 C.F.R. — Postal Service › Chapter I — United States Postal Service › Subchapter D — Organization and Administration

## Sections

- [§233.1. Arrest and investigative powers of Postal Inspectors.](/cfr/39/233.1.md)
- [§233.2. Circulars and rewards.](/cfr/39/233.2.md)
- [§233.3. Mail covers.](/cfr/39/233.3.md)
- [§233.4. Withdrawal of mail privileges.](/cfr/39/233.4.md)
- [§233.5. Requesting financial records from a financial institution.](/cfr/39/233.5.md)
- [§233.6. Test purchases under 39 U.S.C. 3005(e).](/cfr/39/233.6.md)
- [§233.7. Forfeiture authority and procedures.](/cfr/39/233.7.md)
- [§233.8. Expedited forfeiture proceedings for property seizures based on violations involving the possession of personal use quantities of a controlled substance.](/cfr/39/233.8.md)
- [§233.9. Regulations governing remission or mitigation of administrative, civil, and criminal forfeitures.](/cfr/39/233.9.md)
- [§233.10. Reserved](/cfr/39/233.10.md)
- [§233.11. Mail screening.](/cfr/39/233.11.md)
- [§233.12. Civil penalties.](/cfr/39/233.12.md)