Connecticut § 53-142j - (Formerly Sec. 53-142e). Destruction, delay or opening of letters and packages by private messenger or courier service prohibited.
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§ 53-142j. (Formerly Sec. 53-142e). Destruction, delay or opening of letters and packages by private messenger or courier service prohibited.
Sec. 53-142j. (Formerly Sec. 53-142e). Destruction, delay or opening of letters and packages by private messenger or courier service prohibited. (a) No person who is an agent or employee of a private messenger or courier service shall secrete, destroy, detain, delay or open any letter or package, entrusted to him or which comes into his possession, and which was intended to be conveyed, carried or delivered by such private messenger or courier service.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(P.A. 88-86.)
History: Sec. 53-142e transferred to Sec. 53-142j in 1995.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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