{"data":{"id":"us/39-u.s.c.-605","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 U.S.C. § 605","heading":"Searching vessels for letters","body":"An officer or employee of the Postal Service performing duties related to the inspection of postal matters, when instructed by the Postal Service to make examinations and seizures, and any customs officer without special instructions shall search vessels for letters which may be on board, or which may have been conveyed contrary to law.","path":["Title 39—POSTAL SERVICE","CHAPTER 6—PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS"],"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":"7c5d3b8fc31390370f00ddd426bac22712778ff50b0e83cf6ff262925ef747b4","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/39-u.s.c.-604","next":"us/39-u.s.c.-606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}