39 CFR § 263.2 - Policy.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t39/s263.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "39 CFR § 263.2 - Policy."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "263.2"
section_name: "Policy."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "263"
part_name: "RECORDS RETENTION AND DISPOSITION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "39 U.S.C. 401."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 45722, Oct. 2, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "263"
---


# 263.2 Policy.

It is the policy of the U.S. Postal Service to establish and maintain schedules specifying the retention periods required for all official and duplicate record copies. Furthermore, it is the policy that all duplicate record copies and non-record material will be disposed of as soon as they have served their purpose.