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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "39 U.S.C. § 603"
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description: "Searches authorized"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 39
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title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
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chapter_number: "6"
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chapter_name: "PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS"
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section: "603"
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citation: "39 U.S.C. § 603"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc39@119-100.zip"
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source_identifier: "/us/usc/t39/s603"
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source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-39/usc39.xml"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
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confidence: "official"
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tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
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---
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# 39 U.S.C. § 603 - Searches authorized
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## Text
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The Postal Service may authorize any officer or employee of the Postal Service to make searches for mail matter transported in violation of law. When the authorized officer has reason to believe that mailable matter transported contrary to law may be found therein, he may open and search any—
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(1) vehicle passing, or having lately passed, from a place at which there is a post office of the United States;
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(2) article being, or having lately been, in the vehicle; or
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(3) store or office, other than a dwelling house, used or occupied by a common carrier or transportation company, in which an article may be contained.
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(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 727.)
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## Notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.
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