39 USC § 1009 - Personnel not to receive fees

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identifier: "/us/usc/t39/s1009"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "39 USC § 1009 - Personnel not to receive fees"
title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
section_number: "1009"
section_name: "Personnel not to receive fees"
chapter_number: 10
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE POSTAL SERVICE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 733.)"
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# § 1009. Personnel not to receive fees

An officer or employee of the Postal Service may not receive any fee or perquisite from a patron of the Postal Service on account of the duties performed by virtue of his appointment, except as authorized by law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 733.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See , set out as a note preceding .