14 FAH-5 H-620
dpo mail sealed against inspection
(CT:DPO-18; 09-28-2017)
(Office of Origin: A/LM)
14 FAH-5 H-621 dpo mail sealed against
inspection
(CT:DPO-18; 09-28-2017)
No person may open, read, search, or divulge the contents
of mail sealed against inspection, even though such mail may contain criminal
or non-mailable matter of evidence in the commission of a crime, except in the
following circumstances:
(1) When the DPO supervisor
acts with the consent of the addressee or sender; or
(2) When the Regional
Security Officer (RSO) or the USPS Postal
Inspection Service executes a search warrant.
14 FAH-5 H-622 dpo mail not sealed
against inspection
(CT:DPO-18; 09-28-2017)
No person may open, read, search or divulge the contents
of mail not sealed against inspection, except in the following circumstances:
(1) When such action is authorized with respect to
mail sealed against inspection (see 14 FAH-5 H-621);
or
(2) When the DPO supervisor
suspects that the mail contains non-mailable items, in which case he or she must follow the instructions listed
below in 14
FAH-5 H-623.
14 FAH-5 H-623 DISPOSITION OF
Non-mailABLE ITEMS
(CT:DPO-18; 09-28-2017)
a. When non-mailable
items described in USPS Publication 52 are detected at Diplomatic Post Office
(DPO) or if any items do not pass the Global
Trade Compliance (GTC) check, the DPO supervisor must withdraw and retain the item(s) at the DPO, pending
disposition instructions from the Office of
Diplomatic Pouch and Mail (A/LM/PMP/DPM), unless
the item poses an immediate danger to the DPO facility. The DPO supervisor must report immediate threats
to the RSO and Postal officer for
guidance.
b. If the Postal Officer determines that non-mailable
matter is dangerous to persons or property, or constitutes a postal offense, the DPO supervisor must send an e-mail describing the matter to the Postal Officer, the
RSO and to DPO-Answerperson_MB@state.gov. The
Postal Officer must respond via e-mail with disposition instructions.
c. The DPO supervisor
must:
(1) Report postal
offenses to ILMS DPO within 24 hours.
(2) Return non-mailable
matter to the sender or dispose of it as instructed by the Postal Officer.
(3) Advise the
sender and addressee of the final disposition of the non-mailable matter.
14 FAH-5 H-624 THROUGH H-629 UNASSIGNED