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[CITE: 39USC3002a]

 
                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                          PART IV--MAIL MATTER
 
                     CHAPTER 30--NONMAILABLE MATTER
 
Sec. 3002a. Nonmailability of locksmithing devices

    (a) Any locksmithing device is nonmailable mail, shall not be 
carried or delivered by mail, and shall be disposed of as the Postal 
Service directs, unless such device is mailed to--
        (1) a lock manufacturer or distributor;
        (2) a bona fide locksmith;
        (3) a bona fide repossessor; or
        (4) a motor vehicle manufacturer or dealer.

    (b) For the purpose of this section, ``locksmithing device'' means--
        (1) a device or tool (other than a key) designed to manipulate 
    the tumblers in a lock into the unlocked position through the keyway 
    of such lock;
        (2) a device or tool (other than a key or a device or tool under 
    paragraph (1)) designed for the unauthorized opening or bypassing of 
    a lock or similar security device; and
        (3) a device or tool designed for making an impression of a key 
    or similar security device to duplicate such key or device.

(Added Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, Sec. 7090(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 
Stat. 4409.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 18 section 1716A.
