§ 1722
False evidence to secure second-class rate
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever knowingly submits to the Postal Service or to any officer or employee of the Postal Service, any false evidence relative to any publication for the purpose of securing the admission thereof at the second-class rate, for transportation in the mails, shall be .
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 783 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 91–375, §6(j)(30), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 780 (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 to knowingly give the Postal Service false evidence about a publication to get it the cheaper second-class (periodicals) mailing rate.