18 U.S.C. § 1697 — Transportation of persons acting as private express

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 60 words · no verdicts yet

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A person in charge of a conveyance operating by land, air, or water must be fined if the person knowingly transports, or knowingly allows the transport of, someone acting or working as a private express while that person has letters or packets to transport illegally. The fine is imposed under this title.

The term "private express" is not defined in this section. A person who has charge or control of a conveyance operating by land, air, or water must be fined under this title if the person knowingly transports, or knowingly allows the transport of, any person acting or employed as a private express for transporting letters or packets, when that person actually has those letters or packets in their possession to transport them contrary to law.

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Whoever, having charge or control of any conveyance operating by land, air, or water, knowingly conveys or knowingly permits the conveyance of any person acting or employed as a private express for the conveyance of letters or packets, and actually in possession of the same for the purpose of conveying them contrary to law, shall be fined under this title.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 777; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 777
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2146

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.

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