Can a relative receive a package by mail? How to pick up a letter for another person? Sample power of attorney to receive a parcel by mail. The power of attorney may be

Publication date: 10/07/2018

According to the Rules for the Provision of Postal Services (POPS), a registered postal item (RPO) can be received either directly by the addressee himself, to whose name the parcel, letter or money order was sent, or by his legal representative.

A legal representative is a person authorized to perform certain actions for another citizen. In our particular case, the legal representative must be given the right to receive mail instead of the addressee. The addressee can grant this right to any person on the basis of a power of attorney.

It is impossible to receive a parcel or letter for another person at Russian Post without a power of attorney, even if the potential recipient has the addressee’s passport. The presence of any family ties does not play a role in this case. Therefore, you cannot pick up a parcel or registered letter for your husband, wife, father or other relative! Naturally, in practice, cases when an operator issues RPOs to other people are not uncommon. In small towns and villages, Russian Post employees often violate the rules (POUPS) and issue mail to relatives.

The only legitimate case when it is not necessary to issue a power of attorney to receive it is if the addressee is a minor who has not yet received a passport (that is, children under 14 years of age). In this case, one of the parents can pick up the RPO for the child, provided that the passport contains the appropriate note about the child. If there is no such mark, then the RPO will also be issued to the parent, but on the basis of a birth certificate, which contains the details of the parents, and the passport of the father or mother.

How to write a power of attorney: sample

A power of attorney to receive mail from both an individual and a legal entity is written in free form. There are no strict requirements for its design, so it is not necessary to search for and print out any special forms.

The document must contain the following information:

  • Full name of the principal (the person who is the addressee of the postal item and issues a power of attorney giving the right to receive the parcel or letter to another person);
  • Full name and passport details of the authorized representative (a person who will be authorized to perform certain actions for the principal);
  • list of powers (for example, the ability to receive RPO with);
  • date of writing;
  • Full name and signature (seal) of the person certifying the power of attorney.

The power of attorney can be:

  • one-time (gives the authorized person the right to perform a single operation: for example, receive a parcel with a certain postal identifier);
  • reusable (gives the right to perform certain actions within a certain period of time specified in the document).

As noted above, you can write a power of attorney in free form: “by hand” or type the text on a computer and then print it out. An example of a self-written document is below:

You can also download a ready-made standard form to your computer, print it, and then enter all the necessary data: . Before printing this form, pay attention to the list of powers of the principal's representative. You can make your own edits to this list at your discretion.

How to certify (verify) a power of attorney

According to clause 3 of Article 185.1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, a power of attorney to receive correspondence can be certified free of charge:

  • the organization in which the principal works or studies;
  • administration of the medical institution where the principal is undergoing treatment.

A document certified in this way gives the right to receive only simple and registered mail!

To receive valuable postal items (this includes letters, parcels, etc.), the power of attorney must be notarized or executed and certified directly at the post office (POS).

For such situations there are several options for receiving mail:

For many citizens it is very important to know: how to receive a parcel at the post office for another person?

Basic subtleties of writing a power of attorney to receive a parcel

So, how to make a power of attorney to receive letters, parcels, goods, money or documents at the Russian post office?

When issuing a power of attorney for sending and receiving mail, strictly adhere to the listed rules:

  1. states that the power of attorney is signed by the manager or legal representative (with the corresponding document).
  2. Certify with a seal.
  3. You need to show a power of attorney both when issuing and sending correspondence.
  4. Conclude an agreement with the Post Office.
  5. The legal representative of the organization - the head - has the opportunity to receive shipments without a power of attorney. For this you need an extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.

Required details

A power of attorney to receive parcels or letters at Russian Post must be duly executed.

A correctly completed form is required contains a list:


Civil Code of the Russian Federation Article 186. Duration of power of attorney

  1. If the power of attorney does not indicate its validity period, it remains valid for a year from the date of its execution.

    A power of attorney that does not indicate the date of its execution is void.

  2. A power of attorney certified by a notary, intended to perform actions abroad and not containing an indication of its validity period, remains valid until it is canceled by the person who issued the power of attorney.

For more correct and competent writing let's look at each point separately.

Important! A power of attorney from an individual can be written by hand, but with the obligatory indication of all necessary points.

How to write "hat"?

In the middle of the sheet is written the word “POWER OF POWER” in capital letters. For example:

Vladimir, February twenty-ninth, two thousand and seventeen

Content design

Without indentation, in continuous text, the recipient’s full name, passport details, and place of residence are indicated.

I, Vyskova Maria Viktorovna, passport series 7623, No. 086548, issued by the Merengovo ORD, Ryazan, living at the address: Ryazan, Chernigov Boulevard, 94, apt. 226 I authorize

The same information is indicated about the trustee.

Bolshakova Angelina Aleksandrovna, passport series 4365 No. 576387, issued by ORD of the Ryazan district of Ryazan, living at the address: Ryazan, Volzhsky Boulevard, 64, apt. 1

Pickup location

receive mail in my name at post office No. 23 in Ryazan.

Validity

A power of attorney is usually issued for a period of one year, unless otherwise specified.

It's possible drawing up a one-time power of attorney, but in this case it must indicate the action for which it is issued.

At the conclusion, signatures are affixed.
Everything written is worth it draw on white paper A4 format horizontally.

An example of a power of attorney is presented below.
It is used for decoration powers of attorney to receive letters, parcels or other postal correspondence, and to receive goods or cargo from a transport company. Example:

POWER OF ATTORNEY

St. Petersburg, May twenty-seventh, two thousand and seventeen

I, Popkova Alina Gennadievna, passport series 6943, No. 538741, issued by the Nazemny RVD, St. Petersburg, living at the address: St. Petersburg, Pushkin Avenue, 167, apt. 125 I authorize Anastasia Aleksandrovna Dementyeva, passport series 4327 No. 782465 issued by the Gorkovo Regional Internal Affairs Department, St. Petersburg, living at the address: St. Petersburg, Nizhne-Volzhskaya embankment, 154, apt. 105 to receive postal items arriving in my name at branch No. 109 in St. Petersburg.

The power of attorney was issued for a period of six months.

A. G. Popkova I certify: ________ Margarita Vladimirovna Skorlupina Head of HR Department m.p.

Read more about how to correctly fill out a power of attorney form to receive mail at the Russian Post Office, including parcels, registered letters and correspondence.

Conclusion

The trust document must be in writing. It must be certified by a notary or other officials.

It is worth remembering that the document is written in free form, subject to compliance with all postal rules and legislation.

Sometimes it happens that a package that you are really looking forward to arrives exactly at a time when you cannot pick it up. If you leave the city for a long time, work a lot, or don’t have the opportunity to get to the post office - the situations may be different. But someone has to pick up the parcel. There may be a paid purchase or a valuable gift, or any thing.

General rules

Post office employees do not have the right to give letters, parcels or other correspondence to a third party. Only the specified recipient can receive the treasured envelope. This is indicated in official documents, and if the postal worker does otherwise, this will fall under his responsibility. His employer may take appropriate measures to ensure that the violation does not recur.

Power of attorney to receive parcels

The only way provided by law to receive a parcel for another person is to have a power of attorney from him in his name. Such a power of attorney can be issued to any person by an individual or legal entity. Together with this written certification, the authorized person will be able to receive mail for the person with whom the agreement was concluded. Such rules are provided for in Article 185 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

The form for the Power of Attorney for receiving postal items and correspondence can be obtained at the Russian Post office, downloaded on the Internet and filled out yourself, or written by hand. In order for the power of attorney to be valid and you can use it to receive incoming mail for another person, you need to take into account several simple points, the absence of which will make the document invalid.

The post office employee must be able to use this document to identify both the intended recipient of the parcel and the identity of the authorized person. Therefore, it must indicate the correct last name, first name and patronymic of each of them, date of birth, series, number, date and place of issue of the passport and information about the place of registration. For foreign citizens, an identification document can be a residence permit, temporary registration certificate or passport with a visa. Thanks to this information, the Postal employee will identify the identity of the principal and the authorized representative, and will be able to issue the parcel without breaking the law. When receiving postal items under such a power of attorney, of course, you need to have with you the document specified in it.

If the principal is a minor, then the power of attorney must be executed instead by his official representatives - parents or guardians.

In addition to personal data, the power of attorney must indicate the date of drawing up the document. Without it, according to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the document does not carry any legal force, and a person with it does not have any rights to receive mail instead of the legal recipient. However, the presence of an expiration date for the power of attorney is not mandatory. According to the same article of the Civil Code, a document without a specified period is valid for one year.

It should also be clear from the document exactly what rights are entrusted to the trustee. This can be absolutely all postal items that arrived within the period specified in the document, or just one type, for example, a registered letter or a parcel. Here you need to indicate the branch where the authorized person will pick up the items.

At the end of the power of attorney there should be signatures of the people who entered into the agreement, and a transcript - full last name, first name and patronymic. In this case, the word “I certify” must appear under the certifier’s signature.

This word is the only certification required for this document; it is not necessary to go with it to a notary’s office and stamp it there. According to the Civil Code, this document is not included in the list of those that must necessarily be created without notarization.

This document can be issued to several persons at once. In this case, it will be possible to transfer different rights to different people, and not all to just one person. In some situations this may be necessary.

A correctly and completely completed order is the guarantee that you will be able to receive a parcel for another person and will not get involved in an unpleasant situation at the post office.

Let's say a situation in which you have to receive a package for your friend.

A correctly drawn up power of attorney for receipt must include:

  • Date of document preparation (date of signature).
  • Personal information of the principal, that is, your friend.
  • Your personal data.
  • The rights that your friend and the Post Office number give you.
  • Document validity period (optional).
  • Your and your friend's signatures with full transcripts.
  • The word “I certify” under the signature of the principal.

Receiving a parcel without a power of attorney

Although the law does not provide for acceptable cases of receiving mail for another person without the appropriate document, sometimes it is still possible to do this. It is most likely to receive mail if you and the recipient are close relatives and your last names are the same. If you can prove that you are a close person to the recipient, some employees may give you the package on their own responsibility.

This, however, is not part of their direct responsibilities and may be punishable, so making noise and swearing in the department is not worth it. It is better to calmly issue a power of attorney (which can be done remotely) and receive the shipment legally.