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18 U.S.C. § 1700

Desertion of mails

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Whoever, having taken charge of any mail, voluntarily quits or deserts the same before he has delivered it into the post office at the termination of the route, or to some known mail carrier, messenger, agent, or other employee in the Postal Service authorized to receive the same, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1971–2026 · leading case: United States v. Darryl Nichols Payne
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United States v. Darryl Nichols Payne (1993) ca6 “§ 1701 (1988); and one count of deserting mail, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1700 (1988). On December 20,1991, a jury found Payne guilty on the obstruction and desertion counts and not guilty on the other counts.”
In Re Benny (1983) cand “14 Indeed, mail tampering provisions explicitly prohibit obstruction of the mail generally, 18 U.S.C. § 1700 , 15 obstruction of particular correspondence, 18 U.”
United States v. Grimm (1979) usarmymilrev “See generally, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1700 , et seq. Where mail is handled by *895 military personnel, see also Chapter 7, Army Regulation 65-1 and Chapter 2, Army Regulation 65-75.”
Charlie Lewis Thornton Jr. v. Tzadik Properties, LLC; Breit & Boomsma, P.C. (2026) sdd · cites it 4× “§§ 1700 , 1702, 1703, and 1710 Thornton seeks relief under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1700 , 1702, 1703, and 1710.”
United States Ex Rel. Pope v. Bruckno (1971) paed “In that action plaintiff also alleged that the defendants were interfering with his mail in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 1700 and 1701. The court in Keenan when addressing itself to the issue of whether or not the plaintiff could seek the arrest of the named defendants stated the…”
Eiland v. United States Postal Service (2022) moed · cites it 3× “18 U.S.C. § 1700 ;2 (3) 18 U.S.C. § 1701 ;3 (4) 18 U.”
Eiland v. United States Postal Service (2022) moed · cites it 3× “§ 1694 ;! (2) 18 U.S.C. § 1700 ;? (3) 18 U.S.C. § 1701 ;3 (4) 18 U.”
Eiland v. United States Postal Service (2022) moed · cites it 2× “§ 1694 ;! (2) 18 U.S.C. § 1700 ; (3) 18 U.S.C. § 1701 ;3 (4) 18 U.”
United States v. Cooper (2008) ca4 · cites it 2× “PER CURIAM: Lanier Cooper was convicted by a magistrate judge of two counts of desertion of the mail, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1700 (2000). He was sentenced to probation of twelve months and fined.”
Weldon v. Ponche (2019) caed “The Court will order that the docket be corrected to 1 18 U.S.C. §§ 1700 , 1701, 1702, 1703, 1709, and 1710.”
Baker v. Blane (2024) kyed “See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1700–1713. Certain provisions specifically address mishandling by postal employees.”
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