Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 1695: Carriage of matter out of mail on vessels

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is illegal to carry mail or packets on a mail-carrying vessel outside the official mail system. Violation results in a fine, up to thirty days imprisonment, or both.

Read the full statutory text

Whoever carries any letter or packet on board any vessel which carries the mail, otherwise than in such mail, shall, except as otherwise provided by law, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

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