Title 39 — Postal Service

Title 39 — Postal Service is a title of the United States Code. It contains 181 sections organized into 22 chapters. This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law.

US Postal Service organization, mail classification, rates, postal offenses, and employee relations. Governs the federal mail system.

Chapter Index

ChapterSectionsDescription
001POSTAL POLICY AND DEFINITIONS2 sections
002ORGANIZATION8 sections
004GENERAL AUTHORITY17 sections
005POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION5 sections
006PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS6 sections
010EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE POSTAL SERVICE11 sections
012EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS9 sections
020FINANCE12 sections
022CONVICT LABOR1 sections
024APPROPRIATIONS AND ANNUAL REPORT2 sections
026DEBTS AND COLLECTION5 sections
028STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT5 sections
029PROPERTY MANAGEMENT3 sections
030NONMAILABLE MATTER19 sections
032PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL20 sections
034ARMED FORCES AND FREE POSTAGE6 sections
036‘POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES’29 sections
037NONPOSTAL SERVICES5 sections
050GENERAL7 sections
054TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY AIR3 sections
056TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY VESSEL5 sections

Scope and Organization

Title 39 covers the subject area of postal service. The title is organized into 22 chapters, each addressing a specific aspect of the subject. The title contains 181 individual sections of codified law.

This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel maintains the official text of the United States Code.

Source

View the official text: Title 39 on uscode.house.gov