§ 1697
Transportation of persons acting as private express
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever, having charge or control of any conveyance operating by land, air, or water, knowingly conveys or knowingly permits the conveyance of any person acting or employed as a private express for the conveyance of letters or packets, and actually in possession of the same for the purpose of conveying them contrary to law, shall be .
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 777 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime for the operator of a vehicle, plane, or boat to knowingly carry a person who is acting as an illegal private letter carrier and has letters with them to deliver unlawfully.