§ 3002. — Nonmailable motor vehicle master keys.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC3002]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART IV--MAIL MATTER
CHAPTER 30--NONMAILABLE MATTER
Sec. 3002. Nonmailable motor vehicle master keys
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any motor
vehicle master key, any pattern, impression, or mold from which a motor
vehicle master key may be made, or any advertisement for the sale of any
such key, pattern, impression, or mold, is nonmailable matter and shall
not be carried or delivered by mail.
(b) The Postal Service is authorized to make such exemptions from
the provisions of subsection (a) of this section as it deems necessary.
(c) For the purposes of this section, ``motor vehicle master key''
means any key (other than the key furnished by the manufacturer with the
motor vehicle, or the key furnished with a replacement lock, or any
exact duplicate of such keys) designed to operate 2 or more motor
vehicle ignition, door, or trunk locks of different combinations.
(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 746.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 18 section 1716A.
