Legal Question in Constitutional Law in District of Columbia
privacy, mail, and law changes
Hello:
Does ''any'' government agency have the right to take or prevent the delivery of first class mail (a letter), from a person's PO box, at any time, if it is addressed to that certain PO Box? (And is the policy the same if the letter has ''care of '' (the PO Box owner) and perhaps with another persons (my Aunt's) name on the letter but ''care of'' my name--- the holder or renter of the PO box.) Thank you :)
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: privacy, mail, and law changes
Unless you're suspected of being in league with al Qaeda or some other terrorist group, the most likely answer is, no.
Re: privacy, mail, and law changes
The postal inspector has the right to intercept mail which appears to contain items which legally may not be mailed, or which reasonably appear dangerous. It is also possible that a warrant has been issued as part of a criminal investigation; such a warrant might authorize the interception of mail that meets a particular description.
The circumstances I have described apply to only a very small percentage of the items which are sent through the mail every day. If someone actually is interfering with your mail, they are probably doing it illegally.
This leads me to ask why you bleive this has happened. The fact that you didn't receive a letter does not imply that the government deliberately took it.
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