Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 1733: Mailing periodical publications without prepayment of postage

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is illegal to mail periodical publications without paying postage in advance, or for postal employees to knowingly permit such mailing. Violators face fines, imprisonment up to one year, or both.

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Whoever, except as permitted by law, knowingly mails any periodical publication without the prepayment of postage, or, being an officer or employee of the Postal Service, knowingly permits any periodical publication to be mailed without prepayment of postage, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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