{"data":{"id":"us/39-cfr-912.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 CFR 912.12","heading":"Review by legal officers.","body":"The authority of the Postal Service to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle a claim under the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act shall, if the amount of a proposed compromise, settlement, or award exceeds $5,000, be exercised only after review by a legal officer of the Postal Service.","path":["Title 39—Postal Service","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER N—PROCEDURES","PART 912—PROCEDURES TO ADJUDICATE CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF THE OPERATION OF THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-39.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:51Z","sha256":"f11129d571ad0b9e8867e32a7a218f87b239fa16ff02c3fc5fc4a555014bf135","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/39-cfr-912.11","next":"us/39-cfr-912.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}