§ 1701
Obstruction of mails generally
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever knowingly and obstructs or retards the passage of the mail, or any carrier or conveyance carrying the mail, shall be or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 778 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(B), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to knowingly and willfully block or slow down the mail or any vehicle or carrier carrying it.