Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits any mailable matter such as statements of accounts, circulars, sale bills, or other like matter, on which no postage has been paid, in any letter box established, approved, or accepted by the Postal Service for the receipt or delivery of mail matter on any mail route with intent to avoid payment of lawful postage thereon, shall for each such offense be fined under this title.
June 25, 1948, ch. 645 62 Stat. 784 Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(j)(33)84 Stat. 780 Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(F)108 Stat. 2147 (, ; , , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
May 7, 1934, ch. 220, § 2 48 Stat. 667 Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 321a (, ).
section 2 of this titleReference to persons aiding or assisting was struck out as unnecessary since such persons are made principals by .
Minor verbal changes were made.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 103–3221994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $300”.
Pub. L. 91–3751970— substituted “Postal Service” for “Postmaster General”.
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.