18 U.S.C. § 1698
Prompt delivery of mail from vessel
Whoever, having charge or control of any vessel passing between ports or places in the United States, and arriving at any such port or place where there is a post office, fails to deliver to the postmaster or at the post office, within three hours after his arrival, if in the daytime, and if at night, within two hours after the next sunrise, all letters and packages brought by him or within his power or control and not relating to the cargo, addressed to or destined for such port or place, shall be fined under this title.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1972–1982 · leading case: Carter v. State
Carter v. State (1982)
“…of mails); § 1702 (obstruction of correspondence); § 1706 (injury to mail bags); § 1707 (theft of post office property); § 1716 (injurious articles nonmailable); and § 1728 (weight of mail increased fraudulently). We therefore hold that the conduct made the basis of…”
United States v. Clay Davis and Charles Edward Fralix (1972)
“…of offenses involving the United States mails clearly demonstrates Congressional concern in this area, see, e. g., 18 U.S.C.A. § 1698 (prompt delivery of mail from vessel), § 1700 (desertion of mails), § 1706 (injury to mail bags), § 1716 (injurious articles as…”
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