39 USC § 2605 - Suits to recover wrongful or fraudulent payments

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identifier: "/us/usc/t39/s2605"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "39 USC § 2605 - Suits to recover wrongful or fraudulent payments"
title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
section_number: "2605"
section_name: "Suits to recover wrongful or fraudulent payments"
chapter_number: 26
chapter_name: "DEBTS AND COLLECTION"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 745.)"
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# § 2605. Suits to recover wrongful or fraudulent payments

The Postal Service shall request the Attorney General to bring a suit to recover with interest any payment made from moneys of, or credit granted by, the Postal Service as a result of—

**(1)** mistake;

**(2)** fraudulent representations;

**(3)** collusion; or

**(4)** misconduct of an officer or employee of the Postal Service.

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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 .