§ 1710. — Theft of newspapers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1710]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 83--POSTAL SERVICE
Sec. 1710. Theft of newspapers
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 fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 780; Pub. L. 91-375, Sec. 6(j)(20),
Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 778; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(B), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 319 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 196, 35 Stat. 1126).
Theft provisions alone are retained in this section. Those relating
to other offenses were incorporated in section 1703 of this title.
Words ``mail or'' following ``steals any'' were omitted as covered
by section 1709 of this title.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $100''.
1970--Pub. L. 91-375 substituted ``Postal Service officer or
employee'' for ``postmaster or Postal Service employee''.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91-375 effective within 1 year after Aug. 12,
1970, on date established therefor by Board of Governors of United
States Postal Service and published by it in Federal Register, see
section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91-375, set out as an Effective Date note
preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.
