# 43 CFR § 20.509: Penalty mail and official stationery

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.509

## Section

- **Citation:** 43 CFR § 20.509
- **Heading:** Penalty mail and official stationery
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 43—Public Lands: Interior > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior > PART 20—EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDUCT > Subpart E—Other Employee Conduct Provisions

## Text

(a) An employee is prohibited from using any official envelope, label, or indorsement authorized by law, to avoid the payment of postage or registry fee on his or her private letter, packet, package, or other matter in the mail (18 U.S.C. 1719).
(b) Official Government envelopes and official letterhead stationery are Government property that may only be used for authorized purposes. Employees' use of Government envelopes to mail their own personal job applications is not authorized.

## Nearby sections

- [43 CFR § 20.101 § 20.101 Cross-references to ethical conduct, financial disclosure and other applicable regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.101.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.102 § 20.102 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.102.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.103 § 20.103 Employee responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.103.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.201 § 20.201 Ethics officials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.201.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.202 § 20.202 Ethics program responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.202.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.203 § 20.203 Exclusion from confidential financial disclosure requirement for certain special Government employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.203.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.301 § 20.301 General policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.301.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.302 § 20.302 Exclusions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.302.md)
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- [43 CFR § 20.402 § 20.402 Interests in underground or surface coal mining operations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.402.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.403 § 20.403 Certificates of disclaimer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.403.md)
- [43 CFR § 20.501 § 20.501 General policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.501.md)
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- [43 CFR § 20.503 § 20.503 Scope of authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-43-20.503.md)

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