                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                       CHAPTER 83--POSTAL SERVICE
 
Sec. 1719. Franking privilege

    Whoever makes use of any official envelope, label, or indorsement 
authorized by law, to avoid the payment of postage or registry fee on 
his private letter, packet, package, or other matter in the mail, shall 
be fined under this title.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645. 62 Stat. 783; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(F), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 357 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 
321, Sec. 227, 35 Stat. 1134).
    Minor verbal change was made. Section 746(f) of title 8, U.S.C., 
1940 ed., Aliens and Nationality, providing same penalty for misuse of 
franking privilege in naturalization service, should be repealed as 
covered by this section. The proviso in section 337 of title 39, U.S.C., 
1940 ed., The Postal Service, should also be repealed for the same 
reason.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $300''.
