---
kind: "unit"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
key: "ptI/ch83"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 83"
heading: "Postal Service"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/ptI-ch83"
sections_count: 53
---

# Chapter 83 — Postal Service

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Part I — Crimes

## Sections

- [§1691. Laws governing postal savings](/usc/18/1691.md)
- [§1692. Foreign mail as United States mail](/usc/18/1692.md)
- [§1693. Carriage of mail generally](/usc/18/1693.md)
- [§1694. Carriage of matter out of mail over post routes](/usc/18/1694.md)
- [§1695. Carriage of matter out of mail on vessels](/usc/18/1695.md)
- [§1696. Private express for letters and packets](/usc/18/1696.md)
- [§1697. Transportation of persons acting as private express](/usc/18/1697.md)
- [§1698. Prompt delivery of mail from vessel](/usc/18/1698.md)
- [§1699. Certification of delivery from vessel](/usc/18/1699.md)
- [§1700. Desertion of mails](/usc/18/1700.md)
- [§1701. Obstruction of mails generally](/usc/18/1701.md)
- [§1702. Obstruction of correspondence](/usc/18/1702.md)
- [§1703. Delay or destruction of mail or newspapers](/usc/18/1703.md)
- [§1704. Keys or locks stolen or reproduced](/usc/18/1704.md)
- [§1705. Destruction of letter boxes or mail](/usc/18/1705.md)
- [§1706. Injury to mail bags](/usc/18/1706.md)
- [§1707. Theft of property used by Postal Service](/usc/18/1707.md)
- [§1708. Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter gen­erally](/usc/18/1708.md)
- [§1709. Theft of mail matter by officer or employee](/usc/18/1709.md)
- [§1710. Theft of newspapers](/usc/18/1710.md)
- [§1711. Misappropriation of postal funds](/usc/18/1711.md)
- [§1712. Falsification of postal returns to increase compensation](/usc/18/1712.md)
- [§1713. Issuance of money orders without payment](/usc/18/1713.md)
- [§1714. Repealed.](/usc/18/1714.md)
- [§1715. Firearms as nonmailable; regulations](/usc/18/1715.md)
- [§1716. Injurious articles as nonmailable](/usc/18/1716.md)
- [§1716A. Nonmailable locksmithing devices and motor vehicle master keys](/usc/18/1716A.md)
- [§1716B. Nonmailable plants](/usc/18/1716B.md)
- [§1716C. Forged agricultural certifications](/usc/18/1716C.md)
- [§1716D. Nonmailable injurious animals, plant pests, plants, and illegally taken fish, wildlife, and plants](/usc/18/1716D.md)
- [§1716E. Tobacco products as nonmailable](/usc/18/1716E.md)
- [§1717. Letters and writings as nonmailable](/usc/18/1717.md)
- [§1718. Repealed.](/usc/18/1718.md)
- [§1719. Franking privilege](/usc/18/1719.md)
- [§1720. Canceled stamps and envelopes](/usc/18/1720.md)
- [§1721. Sale or pledge of stamps](/usc/18/1721.md)
- [§1722. False evidence to secure second-class rate](/usc/18/1722.md)
- [§1723. Avoidance of postage by using lower class matter](/usc/18/1723.md)
- [§1724. Postage on mail delivered by foreign vessels](/usc/18/1724.md)
- [§1725. Postage unpaid on deposited mail matter](/usc/18/1725.md)
- [§1726. Postage collected unlawfully](/usc/18/1726.md)
- [§1727. Repealed.](/usc/18/1727.md)
- [§1728. Weight of mail increased fraudulently](/usc/18/1728.md)
- [§1729. Post office conducted without authority](/usc/18/1729.md)
- [§1730. Uniforms of carriers](/usc/18/1730.md)
- [§1731. Vehicles falsely labeled as carriers](/usc/18/1731.md)
- [§1732. Approval of bond or sureties by postmaster](/usc/18/1732.md)
- [§1733. Mailing periodical publications without prepayment of postage](/usc/18/1733.md)
- [§1734. Editorials and other matter as “advertisements”](/usc/18/1734.md)
- [§1735. Sexually oriented advertisements](/usc/18/1735.md)
- [§1736. Restrictive use of information](/usc/18/1736.md)
- [§1737. Manufacturer of sexually related mail matter](/usc/18/1737.md)
- [§1738. Repealed.](/usc/18/1738.md)