Whoever, being a Postal Service officer or employee, takes or steals any newspaper or package of newspapers from any post office or from any person having custody thereof, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
June 25, 1948, ch. 64562 Stat. 780Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(j)(20)84 Stat. 778Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(B)108 Stat. 2146(, ; , , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 19635 Stat. 1126Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 319 (, ).
section 1703 of this titleTheft provisions alone are retained in this section. Those relating to other offenses were incorporated in .
section 1709 of this titleWords “mail or” following “steals any” were omitted as covered by .
Changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 103–3221994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $100”.
Pub. L. 91–3751970— substituted “Postal Service officer or employee” for “postmaster or Postal Service employee”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Pub. L. 91–375section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375section 101 of Title 39Amendment by effective within 1 year after , on date established therefor by Board of Governors of United States Postal Service and published by it in Federal Register, see , set out as an Effective Date note preceding , Postal Service.