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title: "39 U.S.C. § 5604"
description: "Fines on ocean carriers"
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title_number: 39
title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
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chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY VESSEL"
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# 39 U.S.C. § 5604 - Fines on ocean carriers
## Text
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.
(Pub. L. 91375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773.)
## Notes
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 719 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.