39 CFR § 447.12 - Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t39/s447.12"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "39 CFR § 447.12 - Definitions."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "447.12"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL"
part_number: "447"
part_name: "RULES OF CONDUCT FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES"
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: "39 FR 1990, Jan. 16, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "447"
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# 447.12 Definitions.
The following definitions apply for purposes of this part.
(a) *Postal Service.* The United States Postal Service as established by 39 U.S.C. 201.
(b) *Employee.* An individual appointed to a position, temporary or permanent, within the Postal Service, or hired as an executive under an employment contract, including a substitute or a special employee as defined by 18 U.S.C. 202(a). The term “employee” does not include the Governors of the Postal Service.