BS
Boise Standard
Treasure Valley · AI Directory
18 U.S.C. · Crimes and Criminal Procedure
18 U.S.C. § 12

United States Postal Service defined

Ch. 1 — General Provisions
Title 18 U.S.C. ● ACTIVE Primary Source Ch. 1
Statutory Text

18 U.S.C. § 12 — United States Postal Service defined

U.S.C. Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 18 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 12 - United States Postal Service defined From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§12. United States Postal Service defined

As used in this title, the term "Postal Service" means the United States Postal Service established under title 39, and every officer and employee of that Service, whether or not such officer or employee has taken the oath of office.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 686; Pub. L. 91–375, §6(j)(2), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 777; Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, §3505, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4921.)

Historical and Revision Notes Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§301, 360 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §§230, 231, 35 Stat. 1134). This section consolidates sections 301 and 360 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., with necessary changes in phraseology.

Editorial Notes

Amendments 1990—Pub. L. 101–647 substituted "whether or not such officer or employee has taken the oath of office" for "whether he has taken the oath of office". 1970—Pub. L. 91–375 inserted "United States" before "Postal Service" in section catchline and substituted in text as definition of "Postal Service" the United States Postal Service established under title 39, and every officer and employee of that Service, whether he has taken the oath of office, for prior definition which included the Post Office Department and every employee, thereof, whether or not he has taken the oath of office.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1970 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 91–375 effective within 1 year after Aug. 12, 1970, on date established therefor by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service and published by it in the Federal Register, see section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.

Source: uscode.house.gov — public domain Official Source ↗
Root-LD Entity Data
◈ Machine-Readable Provenance Record Root-LD v1.0 · boisestandard.org
Federation ID
BS-USC18-SEC-8EC308
Entity Class
STATUTE / FEDERAL-CODE-SECTION
Domain Signature
boisestandard.org
Citation
18 U.S.C. § 12
Jurisdiction
Federal — United States
Status
✓ ACTIVE
Source
API-FETCH
Source Verified
✓ TRUE
Content Hash
055322a994edc528...
Semantic Edges
Pending — corpus passes queued
This page was generated from primary source data retrieved via the GovInfo API (api.govinfo.gov). The statutory text of 18 U.S.C. § 12 is reproduced from the official United States Code as published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel.
Navigate Corpus — Title 18
← 18 U.S.C. § 11 18 U.S.C. § 13 →
Ch. 1 — General Provisions
18 U.S.C. § 118 U.S.C. § 218 U.S.C. § 318 U.S.C. § 418 U.S.C. § 518 U.S.C. § 618 U.S.C. § 718 U.S.C. § 818 U.S.C. § 918 U.S.C. § 1018 U.S.C. § 1118 U.S.C. § 1218 U.S.C. § 1318 U.S.C. § 1418 U.S.C. § 1518 U.S.C. § 1618 U.S.C. § 1718 U.S.C. § 1818 U.S.C. § 1918 U.S.C. § 2018 U.S.C. § 2118 U.S.C. § 2318 U.S.C. § 2418 U.S.C. § 2518 U.S.C. § 2618 U.S.C. § 2718 U.S.C. § 118 U.S.C. § 218 U.S.C. § 318 U.S.C. § 4
18 U.S.C. — public domain ← All Legislation
◈ Provenance
boisestandard.org → United States → Law → U.S. Code → Title 18 → 18 U.S.C. § 12