§ 602. — Foreign letters out of the mails.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC602]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART I--GENERAL
CHAPTER 6--PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS
Sec. 602. Foreign letters out of the mails
(a) Except as provided in section 601 of this title, the master of a
vessel departing from the United States for foreign ports may not
receive on board or transport any letter which originated in the United
States that--
(1) has not been regularly received from a United States post
office; or
(2) does not relate to the cargo of the vessel.
(b) The officer of the port empowered to grant clearances shall
require from the master of such a vessel, as a condition of clearance,
an oath that he does not have under his care or control, and will not
receive or transport, any letter contrary to the provisions of this
section.
(c) Except as provided in section 1699 of title 18, the master of a
vessel arriving at a port of the United States carrying letters not
regularly in the mails shall deposit them in the post office at the port
of arrival.
(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 727.)
