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131.12

General Information

Handbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98
Updated With Postal Bulletin Revisions Through April 5, 2001

122.21 Deliver and collect charges on Customs, postage-due, and COD mail.
122.22 Deliver and obtain date, time of event, and signature receipts for registered, certified, Express Mail, insured, and other special services mail. Use scanning device where appropriate.

122.221 Receipt for such matter, except insured and Delivery Confirmation mail, at the Post Office before beginning route.
122.222 If applicable, account for it on return by payment of the amounts collected, delivery of receipts received, or return of the article.
122.223 Special services mail that is first identified while performing street duties will need to have a Form 3849 completed at the delivery point, to ensure proper recording of these items when the carrier returns to the office.

123.1 Mailing Cards Check, correct, and sequence (if necessary) mailing cards assigned by managers bearing names and addresses of customers or former customers of the route.
123.2 Reports Report to unit manager all unusual incidents of conditions relating to mail delivery, including mail found trapped behind wall-mounted and wall-recessed apartment house mailbox units, condition of street letterboxes and relay boxes (e.g., unanchored boxes and schedules).

124 Part-Time Flexible City Carriers These carriers may be assigned to perform clerical duties and may be required to pass examinations on schemes of city primary distribution if their assignment anticipates use of scheme knowledge.

131.11 Keep the mail in your possession or locked in a relay box or vehicle. All equipment and undeliverable mail must be returned to the post office at the end of each trip.
131.12 If the use of a satchel cart is authorized, exercise reasonable care to prevent any attempted theft from the cart while delivering your route.