39 USC § 5604 - Fines on ocean carriers

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identifier: "/us/usc/t39/s5604"
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title: "39 USC § 5604 - Fines on ocean carriers"
title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
section_number: "5604"
section_name: "Fines on ocean carriers"
chapter_number: 56
chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY VESSEL"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL"
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. 773.)"
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# § 5604. Fines on ocean carriers

The Postal Service may impose or remit fines on carriers transporting mail by vessel on routes extending beyond the borders of the United States for—

**(1)** unreasonable or unnecessary delay to the mails; and

**(2)** other delinquencies in the transportation of mail.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773.)

## 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 .