Mail contracts
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever, being a person employed in the Postal Service, becomes interested in any contract for carrying the mail, or acts as agent, with or without compensation, for any contractor or person offering to become a contractor in any business before the Postal Service, shall be [1] or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 704 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 91–375, §6(j)(3), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 777 (PDF, 12 MB); Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB).)
1 See 1994 Amendment note below.
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime for a Postal Service employee to have a financial interest in a contract to carry the mail, or to act as an agent, paid or unpaid, for a contractor or would-be contractor doing business with the Postal Service.