39 USC § 3004 - Delivery of mail to persons not residents of the place of address

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title: "39 USC § 3004 - Delivery of mail to persons not residents of the place of address"
title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
section_number: "3004"
section_name: "Delivery of mail to persons not residents of the place of address"
chapter_number: 30
chapter_name: "NONMAILABLE MATTER"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "MAIL MATTER"
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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. 747.)"
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# § 3004. Delivery of mail to persons not residents of the place of address

Whenever the Postal Service determines that letters or parcels sent in the mail are addressed to places not the residence or regular business address of the person for whom they are intended, to enable the person to escape identification, the Postal Service may deliver the mail only upon identification of the person so addressed.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 747.)

## 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 .