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18 U.S.C. § 1733

Mailing periodical publications without prepayment of postage

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 1733, Mailing periodical publications without prepayment of postage, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449352
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Whoever, except as permitted by law, knowingly mails any periodical publication without the prepayment of postage, or, being an officer or employee of the Postal Service, knowingly permits any periodical publication to be mailed without prepayment of postage, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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