39 CFR § 447.51 - General.

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title: "39 CFR § 447.51 - General."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "447.51"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL"
part_number: "447"
part_name: "RULES OF CONDUCT FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "39 U.S.C. 401."
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# 447.51 General.

An employee is permitted to participate in community affairs to the extent consistent with the proper performance of his postal duties and with applicable laws and regulations. Nothing in this section shall prevent an employee from serving as an official of a religious or fraternal organization or of a civil nonpolitical organization which is supported by dues or contributions from its own members.

[39 FR 1990, Jan. 16, 1974. Redesignated at 60 FR 47245, Sept. 11, 1995]