§ 1710
Theft of newspapers
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever, being a Postal Service officer or employee, takes or steals any newspaper or package of newspapers from any post office or from any person having custody thereof, shall be or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 780 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 91–375, §6(j)(20), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 778 (PDF, 12 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 for a Postal Service worker to take or steal a newspaper or package of newspapers from a post office or from the person holding it.