Postal inquiry

[vvvexation]

Question: If you get a piece of mail addressed to someone who no longer lives at your address, and it looks like it's important, and you don't know their forwarding address, are you actually allowed to do something along the lines of writing "Return to Sender" and an explanation on the envelope and putting it back in the mailbox? I've never tried anything like that and it seems iffy, but I've got a letter from the San Francisco traffic court here addressed to some guy I've never heard of and I'd like them to know he never got it so he doesn't get in trouble for missing a court date or something.

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[bk2w.livejournal.com]

I simply write on the envelope that the addressee no longer lives there and put it with the outgoing mail. "Return to sender" implies the addressee got the letter but wishes to reject it.

And sadly, he'll still get in trouble if he misses his court date, even if he never receives his letter. The legal system is kinda nasty that way.