18 U.S.C. § 1729

Post office conducted without authority

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Whoever, without authority from the Postal Service, sets up or professes to keep any office or place of business bearing the sign, name, or title of post office, shall be fined under this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2009–2023 · leading case: Cooper v. U.S. Postal Service
Cooper v. U.S. Postal Service (2009) ca2 “That directive includes “establishing] and maintaining] postal facilities of such character and in such locations, that postal patrons throughout the Nation will, consistent with reasonable economies of postal operations, have ready access to essential postal services.”
Johnson v. Rosenthal (2023) txsd “, 18 U.S.C. § 1729 (prohibition on conducting unauthorized post office); 18 U.”
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