39 USC § 2604 - Delivery of stolen money to owner

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title: "39 USC § 2604 - Delivery of stolen money to owner"
title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
section_number: "2604"
section_name: "Delivery of stolen money to owner"
chapter_number: 26
chapter_name: "DEBTS AND COLLECTION"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 745.)"
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# § 2604. Delivery of stolen money to owner

When the Postal Service is satisfied that money or property in the possession of the Postal Service represents money or property stolen from the mails, or the proceeds thereof, it may deliver it to the person it finds to be the rightful owner.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 745.)

## 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 .