                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                       CHAPTER 83--POSTAL SERVICE
 
Sec. 1725. Postage unpaid on deposited mail matter

    Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits any mailable matter such as 
statements of accounts, circulars, sale bills, or other like matter, on 
which no postage has been paid, in any letter box established, approved, 
or accepted by the Postal Service for the receipt or delivery of mail 
matter on any mail route with intent to avoid payment of lawful postage 
thereon, shall for each such offense be fined under this title.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 784; Pub. L. 91-375, Sec. 6(j)(33), 
Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 780; 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. 321a (May 7, 1934, ch. 
220, Sec. 2, 48 Stat. 667).
    Reference to persons aiding or assisting was struck out as 
unnecessary since such persons are made principals by section 2 of this 
title.
    Minor verbal changes were made.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $300''.
    1970--Pub. L. 91-375 substituted ``Postal Service'' for ``Postmaster 
General''.


                    Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 91-375 effective within 1 year after Aug. 12, 
1970, on date established therefor by Board of Governors of United 
States Postal Service and published by it in Federal Register, see 
section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91-375, set out as an Effective Date note 
preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.
