Certified Mail provides the sender with a mailing receipt and a record of delivery at the office of address. It is dispatched and handled in transit as ordinary mail. Return receipt, restricted delivery, and special delivery services are available upon payment of the prescribed fees. Procedures A. Outgoing Accountable Mail 1. Accountable mail should always be separate from other mail that is to be picked up by the mail carrier.
Registered mail has specific packaging requirements.
Contact Campus Mail Services for assistance prior to packaging Registered mail. B. Incoming Accountable Mail 1. All accountable mail is received daily from the U.S. Postal Service by Campus Mail Services and is logged into the Accountable Mail Receipt Book by a Campus Mail processor. Upon delivery by the mail processor, the department recipient of the registered, insured, or certified mail is required to sign the Accountable Mail Receipt Book acknowledging receipt. It is the responsibility of the department recipient to ensure that the addressee named on the accountable mail in fact received the mail.