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39 U.S.C. § 3003

Mail bearing a fictitious name or address

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(a) Upon evidence satisfactory to the Postal Service that any person is using a fictitious, false, or assumed name, title, or address in conducting, promoting, or carrying on or assisting therein, by means of the postal services of the United States, an activity in violation of sections 1302, 1341, and 1342 of title 18, it may—(1) withhold mail so addressed from delivery; and(2) require the party claiming the mail to furnish proof to it of the claimant’s identity and right to receive the mail.(b) The Postal Service may issue an order directing that mail, covered by subsection (a) of this section, be forwarded to a dead letter office as fictitious matter, or be returned to the sender when—(1) the party claiming the mail fails to furnish proof of his identity and right to receive the mail; or(2) the Postal Service determines that the mail is addressed to a fictitious, false, or assumed name, title, or address.(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 746.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2024 · leading case: United States v. Stokes, 829 F.3d 47 (1st Cir. 2016).
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United States v. Stokes, 829 F.3d 47 (1st Cir. 2016). “” The Government contends that the USPS is authorized to investigate these matters and open mail with the sender's consent under 39 U.S.C. § 3003 (a) and section 274.21 of the USPS Administrative Support Manual.”
Konan v. USPS, 96 F.4th 799 (5th Cir. 2024). “See 39 U.S.C. § 3003 . There is no record that USPS either filed the required order or gave notice of such a § 3003 claim being filed at either of Konan’s residences.”
Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. U.S. Postal Serv., 827 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. 1987). “§ 3001 , fictitious addresses, 39 U.S.C. § 3003 , and false representations, 39 U.”
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