US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

18 U.S.C. § 1716A

Nonmailable locksmithing devices and motor vehicle master keys

(a)
section 3002 of title 39 Whoever knowingly deposits for mailing or delivery, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail according to the direction thereon, or at any place to which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, any matter declared to be nonmailable by , shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(b)
section 3002a of title 39 Whoever knowingly deposits for mailing or delivery, causes to be delivered by mail, or causes to be delivered by any interstate mailing or delivery other than by the United States Postal Service, any matter declared to be nonmailable by , shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Pub. L. 90–560, § 2(1)82 Stat. 997Pub. L. 91–37584 Stat. 780Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7090(c)102 Stat. 4410Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3551104 Stat. 4926(Added , , ; amended , , § 6(j)(26), ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 101–6471990—Subsec. (a). substituted “shall be fined under this title or” for “shall be under this title”.

Pub. L. 100–6901988— inserted “locksmithing devices and” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted “under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000, or”, and added subsec. (b).

Pub. L. 91–3751970— substituted “section 3002” for “section 4010” of title 39.

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.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 90–560, § 382 Stat. 997

“The amendments made by the first section and section 2 of this Act [enacting this section and section 4010 of former Title 39, The Postal Service] shall become effective on the sixtieth day after the date of enactment of this Act [].”
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