The link previously shown in this answer has expired. Here is the new link:
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov
The new link is not nearly as informative as the U.S. Post Office's link used to be.
Additionally, the previous answer discussed theft of mail, not opening someone else's mail. They are two different offenses. It is a federal offense to open someone else's mail (without permission), even for people in the same household. 18 U.S.C. s. 1702.
No it is not, since the parent is the legal guardian of the child, you have every right to open any mail they receive as your minor child.
Yes, opening someone else's mail is a serious crime.
Yes, it is illegal for a parent to open mail addressed to their teenage child without permission. Mail tampering is a federal offense under the United States Code.
A post office worker or a postal mail carrier is a federal employee. It is a federal offense to threaten a postal worker.
The 'interception' of ANYONE's mail is a federal offense under US Postal Regulations.
Yes, tampering, hiding, removing, or opening mail not addressed to you, before it is delivered to the intended addressee, is a federal crime.
the answer is yes it is a federal offense only the person who it is addressed to may open it
Yes It is
Yes
Yes, in the United States, check fraud is a federal offense. This goes for both wire fraud and mail fraud.
nothing can justify mail tampering. it is a strict federal offense and is punishable by law
No, you may not. It is a federal offense to open someone else's mail.
Tampering with someone else's mail is a federal offense.
Yes, it's a federal offense to mail marijuana. Which means that when they catch you--and they will--it's a felony, and you'll go to the federal penitentiary.