Chapter 27.5Commercial Mail Receiving Agency

Section § 22780

Explanation

If you run a commercial mail receiving agency, you cannot accept a Postal Service Form 1583 from someone unless you've verified their identity with a valid ID, like a driver's license or a state ID card. You also need to keep a copy of this form and provide it to law enforcement if they request it for an investigation. If you don't follow these rules, you could be fined at least $100 for the first offense and at least $500 for any further offenses.

(a)CA Business and Professions Code § 22780(a) A commercial mail receiving agency shall not accept a Postal Service Form 1583 until positive identification has been established for the person filing the form. For purposes of this section, positive identification means any one of the following:
(1)CA Business and Professions Code § 22780(a)(1) Driver’s license.
(2)CA Business and Professions Code § 22780(a)(2) State identification card.
(3)CA Business and Professions Code § 22780(a)(3) Armed forces identification card.
(4)CA Business and Professions Code § 22780(a)(4) Employment identification card which contains the bearer’s signature and photograph.
(5)CA Business and Professions Code § 22780(a)(5) Any similar documentation which provides the agency with reasonable assurance of the identity of the filer.
(b)CA Business and Professions Code § 22780(b) A commercial mail receiving agency shall maintain a copy of any Postal Service Form 1583 filed with the United States Postal Service. Upon the request of any law enforcement agency conducting an investigation, the commercial mail receiving agency shall make available to that law enforcement agency for purposes of that investigation and copying, its copy of the Postal Service Form 1583.
(c)CA Business and Professions Code § 22780(c) A violation of this chapter is an infraction punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense, and a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent offense.
commercial mail receiving agency Postal Service Form 1583 positive identification driver's license state identification card armed forces ID card employment ID card law enforcement request investigation infraction fine first offense subsequent offense
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 636, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)