§67.6. Mail theft
A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Mail" means any letter, postal card, parcel, envelope, package, bag, or any other
sealed article addressed to another, along with its contents.
(2) "Mail depository" means a mail box, letter box, or mail receptacle of a postal
service, an office of a postal service, or a vehicle of a postal service.
(3) "Postal service" means the United States Postal Service or its contractors, or any
commercial courier that delivers mail.
B. Any of the following acts shall constitute mail theft:
(1) Removing mail from a mail depository or taking mail from a mail carrier with
a postal service with an intent to steal.
(2) Obtaining custody of mail by fraud or deception with an intent to steal.
(3) Selling, receiving, possessing, transferring, buying, or concealing mail obtained
by acts described in Paragraph (1) or (2) of this Subsection while knowing or having reason
to know that the mail was obtained illegally.
C.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned, with or
without hard labor, for not more than five years or fined not more than five thousand dollars,
or both.
(2) Upon a second or subsequent conviction or violation of the provisions of this
Section, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than one
year nor more than ten years and may, in addition, be fined not more than twenty thousand
dollars.
D. In addition to the penalties provided in Subsection C of this Section, a person
convicted under this Section shall be ordered to make full restitution to the victim and any
other person who has suffered a financial loss as a result of the offense in accordance with
Code of Criminal Procedure Article 883.2.
E. An offense committed under this Section may be prosecuted in any of the
following parishes:
(1) The parish where the offense occurred.
(2) The parish of residence or place of business of the direct or indirect victim.
Acts 2024, No. 67, §1.