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of delivery. When the mail carrier arrives at the address of
delivery, he or she honks the mail truck’s horn a couple of times
to alert the addressee that he or she has an accountable.
Generally, if the addressee is home, he or she will meet the mail
carrier at the mail box to sign for the accountable.8 The mail
carrier is not required to go to the door of the address of
delivery; standard procedure is to honk the mail truck’s horn.
If the addressee does not meet the mail carrier at the mail
box, the mail carrier leaves a notice informing the addressee
that he or she has an accountable.9 The mail carrier generates
the notice of attempted delivery by scanning the bar code on the
accountable and printing a notice which includes the time and
date of the attempted delivery. Generally, if the addressee does
not contact the U.S. Postal Service regarding the first notice, a
second notice is delivered approximately 5 days after the first
notice. A postal employee at the U.S. Postal Service Office
scans the bar code on the accountable and prints a notice, and
8Petitioner testified that he was aware of the standard
procedure for certified mail and accountables. Petitioner
further testified that due to the size of his property and the
fact that his mail box is located a distance from his house, he
sometimes cannot hear the mail carrier honk his or her horn, or
is unable to make it to the mail box in time to meet the mail
carrier before he or she continues on his or her route.
9Petitioner testified that he did not receive the first
notice of attempted delivery. Petitioner claimed that his mail
box was damaged, and that there are high winds in his area that
have caused his mail to be lost.
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