[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 39CFR501.17]

[Page 181]
 
                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 501--AUTHORIZATION TO MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE POSTAGE METERS--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec. 501.17  Protection of printing dies and keys.

    During the process of fabricating parts and assembling postage 
meters, the manufacturer must exercise due care to prevent loss or theft 
of keys or of serially numbered postage-printing dies or component parts 
(such as denomination-printing dies, or auxiliary power supply and 
meter-setting equipment for electronic meters) that might be used in 
some manner to defraud the Postal Service of revenue. All serially 
numbered printing dies produced should be accounted for by assembly into 
meters or by evidence of mutilation or destruction. Postage printing 
dies removed from meters and not suitable for reassembly must also be 
mutilated so that the dies cannot be used or they must be completely 
destroyed.