{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 12","heading":"United States Postal Service defined","body":"As used in this title, the term “Postal Service” means the United States Postal Service established under title 39, and every officer and employee of that Service, whether or not such officer or employee has taken the oath of office.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"3d0d2bce1a6d00dd4dca7619a6cea02ad83ec60c0c42fcde798e269df0b7fe68","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-11","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}