{"data":{"id":"us/39-u.s.c.-5604","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 U.S.C. § 5604","heading":"Fines on ocean carriers","body":"The Postal Service may impose or remit fines on carriers transporting mail by vessel on routes extending beyond the borders of the United States for—(1) unreasonable or unnecessary delay to the mails; and (2) other delinquencies in the transportation of mail.","path":["Title 39—POSTAL SERVICE","CHAPTER 56—TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY VESSEL"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc39@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:46Z","sha256":"2111e35d66fff1fe1b6107ad58c78e4248d88d9484484c29a078527b5d1e7ad6","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/39-u.s.c.-5603","next":"us/39-u.s.c.-5605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}