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Existing residential mailbox laws state that only authorized letter carriers may insert mail into a residential mailbox. A penalty will be imposed for anyone who is not a letter carrier and is inserting mail in the residential mailbox. It is a federal offense for tampering with the mail and a fine or possibly jail time can be the punishment for the offense. Generally, resident mailboxes are for mail use only.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoNot unless it was, perhaps, mis-delivered to your box instead, and you are doing your neighbor a favor by doing so. US Postal Regulations prohibit the placing of anything into a mailbox EXCEPT those items sent through, and delivered by, the US Postal Serivce. An exception to this would be, if the "mailbox" being referred to is actually a mail SLOT cut into the door or wall through which deliveries are made directly into the interior of a business or dwelling.
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∙ 15y agoIf a person writes a letter or a note to their neighbor and places it into their mailbox without placing postage on it, this is definitely illegal.
If they are writing a letter to a third party and properly stamp the letter, technically they can place the outgoing letter into any U.S. Mailbox. Most people are not crass enough to do this, however.
It is also illegal to deliver improperly delivered mail to the correct person's mailbox. It should be marked "Not at this address" and placed back in your own mailbox. Any other use constitutes mail tampering.
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What to do when neighbors mail is delivered to your house?
Put it back in the mailbox and send it.
Is it legal to open someone's mailbox and put in an opened beer can?
US postal regulations state nothing but US mail can be put into a mailbox
If you have no chimney where do you put the letter for Santa to read?
In a mailbox.
If a letter is put in a mailbox with no stamp and no return address what will happen?
the letter will be thrown away - doh
What is the US Postal Service's Regulation for delivery of mail by a neighbor not bearing postage?
Nothing is to be put in an approved mailbox that has not been delivered by the USPS. But there is nothing wrong with you handing a letter to or slipping one under the door of your neighbors house.
How do i send a friend a mail to tell him he is being scammed?
Write him a letter and put it in the mailbox.
How high is a mailbox?
That depends on where you put it. A mailbox could be anywhere.
Can you leave a letter in the mailbox and have the mailman take it the next day?
yes put the flag up so he knows its there
Does USPS put packages in mailboxes?
Yes, anything under 13 ounces can be put in the mailbox
If a letter is put in a mailbox with no stamp but it has a return address what will happen?
Eventually it will come back to you stamped with a note saying postage missing.
Can I put mail in someone else's mailbox?
no it is illegal t open someone else's mailbox
Can you place advertisements on the post supporting a mailbox?
If it is yours then yes, but if it is not I would ask the person who owns the mailbox, or you could put it inside the mailbox if it is not yours. Wrong: As a letter carrier, I can tell you that you are absolutely not allowed to place anything in someone else's mailbox unless you are an official letter carrier. Advertisements, etc. that are placed in mailboxes without postage and not by a letter carrier, are removed from the mailboxes by the letter carrier and turned in to postal management. The violator may be billed for postage for the entire route where the advertisements were found. THE ANWSER IS NO -- According to the USPS Domestic Mail Manual (DMM 508.3.2.5) "Any advertising on a mailbox or its support is prohibited."
