                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                       CHAPTER 83--POSTAL SERVICE
 
Sec. 1706. Injury to mail bags

    Whoever tears, cuts, or otherwise injures any mail bag, pouch, or 
other thing used or designed for use in the conveyance of the mail, or 
draws or breaks any staple or loosens any part of any lock, chain, or 
strap attached thereto, with intent to rob or steal any such mail, or to 
render the same insecure, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 
not more than three years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 779; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 312 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 
321, Sec. 189, 35 Stat. 1124).
    A fine of ``$1,000'' was substituted for ``$500'' thus increasing 
the maximum to correspond with other comparable sections. (See section 
1705 of this title.)
    Minor verbal changes were made.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $1,000''.
