                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                       CHAPTER 83--POSTAL SERVICE
 
Sec. 1700. Desertion of mails

    Whoever, having taken charge of any mail, voluntarily quits or 
deserts the same before he has delivered it into the post office at the 
termination of the route, or to some known mail carrier, messenger, 
agent, or other employee in the Postal Service authorized to receive the 
same, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one 
year, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 778; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 322 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 
321, Sec. 199, 35 Stat. 1126).
    Minor changes were made in phraseology.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $500''.
