§ 1733. — Mailing periodical publications without prepayment of postage.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1733]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 83--POSTAL SERVICE
Sec. 1733. Mailing periodical publications without prepayment of
postage
Whoever, except as permitted by law, knowingly mails any periodical
publication without the prepayment of postage, or, being an officer or
employee of the Postal Service, knowingly permits any periodical
publication to be mailed without prepayment of postage, shall be fined
under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(Added Pub. L. 86-682, Sec. 7, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 705; amended Pub.
L. 91-375, Sec. 6(j)(36)(A), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 780; Pub. L. 103-
322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $1,000''.
1970--Pub. L. 91-375 substituted ``Mailing periodical publications
without prepayment of postage'' for ``Affidavits relating to second
class mail'' as section catchline, struck out subsec. (a) penalty
provision for fine of not more than $1,000 for each refusal to make
affidavits relating to second class mail when tendering for mailing such
mail without any affidavits, and reenacted subsec. (b) as the section
without any subsection designation, inserting ``, except as permitted by
law,'' and substituting ``periodical publication'' for ``second class
mail'' in two places, ``prepayment of postage'' for ``payment of
postage'' where first appearing, and ``officer or employee of the Postal
Service'' for ``postmaster or postal official''.
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.
Effective Date
Section effective Sept. 1, 1960, see section 11 of Pub. L. 86-682.
