§ 1713
Issuance of money orders without payment
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever, being an officer or employee of the Postal Service, issues a money order without having previously received the money therefor, shall be .
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 781 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 91–375, §6(j)(23), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 779 (PDF, 12 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime for a Postal Service worker to issue a money order without first receiving the money for it.