{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-1701","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 1701","heading":"Obstruction of mails generally","body":"Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs or retards the passage of the mail, or any carrier or conveyance carrying the mail, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 83—POSTAL SERVICE"],"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":"055ca1059b609d34e5ea5632a57b29d977f5ab0652a2e94044701d6ebb9bf50f","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-1700","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-1702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}