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CHAPTER 83-POSTAL SERVICE

18 U.S. Code § 1705

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18 U.S. Code § 1705. Destruction of letter boxes or mail

Whoever willfully or maliciously injures, tears down or destroys any letter box or other receptacle intended or used for the receipt or delivery of mail on any mail route, or breaks open the same or willfully or maliciously injures, defaces or destroys any mail deposited therein, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

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CHAPTER 83-POSTAL SERVICE

§1691 Laws governing postal savings
§1692 Foreign mail as United States mail
§1693 Carriage of mail generally
§1694 Carriage of matter out of mail over post routes
§1695 Carriage of matter out of mail on vessels
§1696 Private express for letters and packets
§1697 Transportation of persons acting as private express
§1698 Prompt delivery of mail from vessel
§1699 Certification of delivery from vessel
§1700 Desertion of mails
§1701 Obstruction of mails generally
§1702 Obstruction of correspondence
§1703 Delay or destruction of mail or newspapers
§1704 Keys or locks stolen or reproduced
§1705 Destruction of letter boxes or mail
§1706 Injury to mail bags
§1707 Theft of property used by Postal Service
§1708 Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter generally
§1709 Theft of mail matter by officer or employee
§1710 Theft of newspapers
§1711 Misappropriation of postal funds
§1712 Falsification of postal returns to increase compensation
§1713 Issuance of money orders without payment
§1714 Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, § 1210(b), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832]
§1715 Firearms as nonmailable; regulations
§1716 Injurious articles as nonmailable
§1716A Nonmailable locksmithing devices and motor vehicle master keys
§1716B Nonmailable plants
§1716C Forged agricultural certifications
§1716D Nonmailable injurious animals, plant pests, plants, and illegally taken fish, wildlife, and plants
§1716E Tobacco products as nonmailable
§1717 Letters and writings as nonmailable
§1718 Repealed. Pub. L. 101-647, title XII, § 1210(c), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4832]
§1719 Franking privilege
§1720 Canceled stamps and envelopes
§1721 Sale or pledge of stamps
§1722 False evidence to secure second-class rate
§1723 Avoidance of postage by using lower class matter
§1724 Postage on mail delivered by foreign vessels
§1725 Postage unpaid on deposited mail matter
§1726 Postage collected unlawfully
§1727 Repealed. Pub. L. 90-384, § 1(a), July 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 292]
§1728 Weight of mail increased fraudulently
§1729 Post office conducted without authority
§1730 Uniforms of carriers
§1731 Vehicles falsely labeled as carriers
§1732 Approval of bond or sureties by postmaster
§1733 Mailing periodical publications without prepayment of postage
§1734 Editorials and other matter as "advertisements"
§1735 Sexually oriented advertisements
§1736 Restrictive use of information
§1737 Manufacturer of sexually related mail matter
§1738 Repealed. Pub. L. 106-578, § 4, Dec. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 3076]

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