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  • (1) "Common mail carrier" means a person engaged in or transacting the business of collecting, transporting, or delivering mail, other than the United States Postal Service.
  • (2) "Key" means any instrument used by the postal service and postal customer, and which is designed to operate the lock on a mail receptacle.
  • (3) "Mail" means any letter, card, parcel, or other material, along with its contents, that:
    • (a) has postage affixed by the postal customer or postal service;
    • (b) has been accepted for delivery by the postal service;
    • (c) the postal customer leaves for collection by the postal service; or
    • (d) the postal service delivers to the postal customer.
  • (4) "Mail receptacle" means a mail box, post office box, rural box, or any place or area intended or used by postal customers or a postal service for the collection or delivery of mail.
  • (5) "Personal identifying information" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-1102.
  • (6) "Postage" means a postal service stamp, permit imprint, meter strip, or other indication of either prepayment for postal service provided or authorization by the postal service for collection and delivery of mail.
  • (7) "Postal service" means the United States Postal Service or a private common mail carrier.




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