39 CFR § 762.13 - Issuance.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t39/s762.13"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "39 CFR § 762.13 - Issuance."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "762.13"
section_name: "Issuance."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "POSTAL SERVICE DEBT OBLIGATIONS; DISBURSEMENT POSTAL MONEY ORDERS"
part_number: "762"
part_name: "DISBURSEMENT POSTAL MONEY ORDERS"
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(2), 401(3), 401(4), 401(10), and 404(6)."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 52371, Nov. 10, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "762"
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# 762.13 Issuance.

Disbursement Postal Money Orders are issued solely by Postal Data Centers and solely for the purpose of paying Postal Service obligations. Accordingly, Disbursement Postal Money Orders may be issued in lieu of U.S. Treasury checks.