{"id":1034,"date":"2021-04-07T20:23:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T20:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absolutebailbonds.com\/locations\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2021-04-07T20:25:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T20:25:24","slug":"oops-i-opened-my-neighbors-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absolutebailbonds.com\/locations\/oops-i-opened-my-neighbors-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"Oops, I Opened my Neighbor\u2019s Mail!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>he postal service isn\u2019t infallible. They\u2019re prone to making human mistakes. One of the most common mistakes the postal service<\/em> does is occasionally putting your neighbor\u2019s mail in your mailbox.<\/p>\n

Most of us don\u2019t really look at the mail before we open it. Since it\u2019s in our mailbox, we automatically assume it\u2019s for us. As a result, occasionally we open a piece of mail that belongs to our neighbor. <\/p>\n

This can instantly lead to a sense of panic because most of us know that opening other people\u2019s mail is a federal offense<\/em>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve accidentally opened a piece of mail that isn\u2019t yours, the first thing you need to do is take a deep breath and relax. Unfortunately, these things happen.<\/p>\n

The best way to deal with the situation is to return the mail to the envelope, seal it with a piece of tape, and let your neighbor know what happened. If you don\u2019t see your neighbor, either slide the mail under their front door with a note of explanation or return the mail to the post office.<\/p>\n

You want to take a proactive stance on the situation. The quicker you are to admit to the mistake, the less likely your neighbor will be to press charges.<\/p>\n

If you got as far as reading whatever was sent to your neighbor, you don\u2019t want to discuss the contents with anyone. Not with your neighbor (unless they bring it up,) not your spouse, and not your friends. Talking about the mail you accidentally opened could be considered an invasion of privacy<\/a> and may cause your neighbor to consider filing charges against you.<\/p>\n

The issue of mail theft<\/a> is dealt covered by PC 530.5(E). In California, opening someone\u2019s mail is a misdemeanor offense. A guilty conviction could result in being sentenced to a single year in jail. The good news is that to secure a conviction, the prosecution has to prove that you knowingly accepted the mail (or took it out of someone\u2019s mailbox) and opened it. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to admit what you\u2019ve done and alert both the post office and the actual owner of the mail to the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The postal service isn\u2019t infallible. They\u2019re prone to making human mistakes. One of the most common mistakes the postal service does is occasionally putting your neighbor\u2019s mail in your mailbox. Most of us don\u2019t really look at the mail before we open it. Since it\u2019s in our mailbox, we automatically assume it\u2019s for us. As […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,30,33,43,37,29,39,38,35,31,48,47,36,128,41,40,32,42,46,44,45],"tags":[488,486,7,489,58,490,485,484,487],"class_list":["post-1034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bakersfield-ca","category-burbank-ca","category-fresno-ca","category-lancaster-ca","category-long-beach-ca","category-los-angeles-ca","category-martinez-ca","category-modesto-ca","category-north-hollywood-ca","category-palmdale-ca","category-porterville-ca","category-riverside-ca","category-san-bernardino-ca","category-san-diego","category-san-joaquin-ca","category-santa-ana-ca","category-santa-clarita-ca","category-victorvile-ca","category-visalia-ca","category-west-los-angeles-ca","category-westminster-ca","tag-can-i-open-mail-that-comes-to-my-address","tag-can-you-go-to-jail-for-throwing-away-someones-mail","tag-los-angeles-bail-bonds","tag-los-angeles-bail-bonds-agents","tag-los-angeles-bail-bondsman","tag-los-angeles-bonds","tag-penalty-for-throwing-away-someone-elses-mail","tag-what-can-i-do-about-my-neighbor-opening-my-mail","tag-what-to-do-with-mail-that-is-not-yours"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t