The shelf life of letters in the Russian post depends on the type of correspondence. The department upon receipt of the registration letter is responsible for the safety at different periods, they are limited. Postmen are required to distribute notifications to addresses that will be issued to recipients of parcels or registered letters during business hours. You need to come for receipt with an identity card and a completed receipt. The period of storage of letters at the Russian post does not exceed a month, then the employee will issue a return to the sender.
The main postal turnover
Technological progress brought with it new means of communication - telephone, messages, e-mail. But some people still write letters and send packages "the old fashioned way."
The shelf life of letters at the Russian postal system remained unchanged - employees have the right to keep parcels for no more than 30 days. The reason lies in the high load of items from online stores. Currently, offices accept ordinary letters, registered and valuable. In addition to them, you can send:
- parcels;
- parcels;
- Money transfers.
Citizens can receive money sent:
- private person;
- organization;
- FIU.
Shipments can be delivered in the following ways:
Before heading from one point to another, starting the countdown of the period of storage of letters at the Russian post office at the place of final delivery, employees sort them at special points. Then the postmen share the correspondence at the addresses. At the same time, each person serves his territorial site.
Features of written correspondence
Letters come in 2 categories:
Letters, postcards, and parcels sent across Russia are considered internal. International items include shipments across the border of the Russian Federation to other states. Letters differ in the form of forwarding and are:
- simple;
- registered;
- valuable.
Simple letters are sent in envelopes without receipts. They are handed without an identification card, distributed by mailboxes in accordance with the address indicated on the cover.
Registered items are read by operators in the mail, issue a receipt to the sender and notification to the recipient. The recipient can receive the parcel only if he presents a passport, fills in the columns on the receipt and signs the delivery. Some items are estimated, the cost put on the envelope and in the inventory.
Valuable letters are transmitted open so that the owner can verify the contents of the list.
Custom letters
Documents, certificates, and even reports are sent in a special envelope with a mark. The postman places the standard messages in boxes, not caring about their future fate. But with an envelope, where there is a mark “ordered” in this way can not be done. It contains important information from the tax, insurance service or government agency. The sender fills out a separate notice, which is handed to the addressee under a personal signature after providing the passport. From this time, the period for storing a registered letter at the Russian post will begin to expire.
If after 5 days the message remains in place, the operator sends a second notification. More than a month, registered mail is not stored, it is sent back. But there are exceptions. For example, if the recipient is sick, he can send his representative with a power of attorney and a request for an extension of the period of 2 months.
Departure Control
Tracking the registered letter of the Russian post takes place on its official website. The service provides such a service. To do this, enter 14 digital characters of the postal identifier. This number is indicated on the receipt received by the sender. Figures without spaces and brackets are entered in the field in the corresponding section. There is an all-Russian automated system, it records and controls the movement of items. The search provides information about the status of the letter at the moment.
Judicial Delivery
The retention period of court letters at the Russian post office has been significantly reduced. The reason is the importance of the messages; they are limited by the period of their reality. If such notice is not received within 7 days, it is immediately sent to the address of the court.
Such messages may include:
- a subpoena informing when the participant in the trial to appear at the meeting;
- the court's decision;
- court ruling or ruling.
Letters from the judicial office come marked with special stamping, accompanied by their notification. The seriousness of the letter requires the same attitude because of the contents of the shipment, which, due to the delay, becomes irrelevant.
If the recipient misses the deadline and the letter is delivered back to the office, the contractor will note the formal completion of the procedure. The meeting will be held without the recipient who ignored the invitation. The result can be challenged by filing a lawsuit about the lack of guilt due to non-receipt of the summons, provided that the notification will not bear a personal signature. As an excuse, the argument that the recipient did not know how long the letter is stored at the Russian post office is not suitable. Ignorance of the laws in Russia is not considered a valid circumstance.
Valuable Shipment
The shelf life of valuable letters at the Russian post office is no different from simple and registered ones. They have not been kept in the department for more than a month. They differ from other items in their internal content. A prerequisite is an enclosed inventory of 2 copies. One sheet is left to the sender, the other is placed in an envelope. After the expiration of the letter is subject to return delivery. If even in this case no one applies for the envelope, after 6 months of storage it becomes unclaimed and must be destroyed.
What time does payment start?
General rules apply at the post office:
- All correspondence that is registered is sent back after the deadlines. In this case, the sender must pay the postage. If a refusal is received, then the letters will be eliminated.
- Simple envelopes with postcards are not forwarded; they remain in the office. They are eliminated only after six months.
Upon receipt of an application for the extension of valuable items, they will wait for the addressee within 2 months, but for a separate fee. Payment starts after receipt of 2 notices. The Civil Code regulates the delivery of postal items by articles 191, 192.
Various normative acts and rules for the provision of services by postal workers have been developed, which indicate the procedure for receiving and delivering all types of correspondence. Controversial issues with the population are resolved with the help of internal orders, local acts. But they try not to bring it to court, they solve issues peacefully. Be that as it may, it is better to comply with the storage periods of letters and timely check the received correspondence.