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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1704. Keys or locks stolen or reproduced
Whoever steals, purloins, embezzles, or obtains by false pretense
any key suited to any lock adopted by the Post Office Department or
the Postal Service and in use on any of the mails or bags thereof,
or any key to any lock box, lock drawer, or other authorized
receptacle for the deposit or delivery of mail matter; or
Whoever knowingly and unlawfully makes, forges, or counterfeits
any such key, or possesses any such mail lock or key with the
intent unlawfully or improperly to use, sell, or otherwise dispose
of the same, or to cause the same to be unlawfully or improperly
used, sold, or otherwise disposed of; or
Whoever, being engaged as a contractor or otherwise in the
manufacture of any such mail lock or key, delivers any finished or
unfinished lock or the interior part thereof, or key, used or
designed for use by the department, to any person not duly
authorized under the hand of the Postmaster General and the seal of
the Post Office Department or the Postal Service, to receive the
same, unless the person receiving it is the contractor for
furnishing the same or engaged in the manufacture thereof in the
manner authorized by the contract, or the agent of such
manufacturer -
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten
years, or both.
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