39 U.S.C. § 603

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The Postal Service may authorize any officer or employee of the Postal Service to make searches for mail matter transported in violation of law. When the authorized officer has reason to believe that mailable matter transported contrary to law may be found therein, he may open and search any—(1) vehicle passing, or having lately passed, from a place at which there is a post office of the United States;(2) article being, or having lately been, in the vehicle; or(3) store or office, other than a dwelling house, used or occupied by a common carrier or transportation company, in which an article may be contained.(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 727.)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.

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Cited in 1 case, 1987–1987 · leading case: Michael J. Sutton & John Wiley Mitchell v. United States, 819 F.2d 1289 (5th Cir. 1987).

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Michael J. Sutton & John Wiley Mitchell v. United States, 819 F.2d 1289 (5th Cir. 1987). · cites it 2× “The Postal Service may also authorize its employees to make searches for "mail matter" transported in violation of federal law, 39 U.S.C. § 603 , and any Postal officer or employee is specifically authorized by 39 U.”

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