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§ 3004. Delivery of mail to persons not residents of the place of address

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Release point 119-73 · current through 01/23/2026

§ 3004.

Delivery of mail to persons not residents of the place of address

Whenever the Postal Service determines that letters or parcels sent in the mail are addressed to places not the residence or regular business address of the person for whom they are intended, to enable the person to escape identification, the Postal Service may deliver the mail only upon identification of the person so addressed.

Source(Pub. L. 91–375,
Aug. 12, 1970
, 84 Stat. 747.)
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Effective 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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