18 U.S.C. § 1726
Postage collected unlawfully
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 1726, Postage collected unlawfully, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449345
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Whoever, being a postmaster or other person authorized to receive the postage of mail matter, fraudulently demands or receives any rate of postage or gratuity or reward other than is provided by law for the postage of such mail matter, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
Legislative history
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- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994