18 U.S.C. § 1691
Laws governing postal savings
- Code
- United States Code
- Title
- 18
- Section
- 1691
- Text current through
- Pub. L. 119-111
What does the statute say?
§ 1691. Laws governing postal savings
All the safeguards provided by law for the protection of public moneys, and all statutes relating to the embezzlement, conversion, improper handling, retention, use, or disposal of postal and money-order funds, false returns of postal and money-order business, forgery, counterfeiting, alteration, improper use or handling of postal and money-order blanks, forms, vouchers, accounts, and records, and the dies, plates, and engravings therefor, with the punishments provided for such offenses are extended and made applicable to postal savings depository business and funds and related matters.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 776.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on section 765 of title 39, U.S.C., 1940 ed., The Postal Service (June 25, 1910, ch. 386, § 15, 36 Stat. 818).
Changes of phraseology were made without change of substance.
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