49 USC Chapter 301 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY | Title 49 - Transportation | U.S. Code

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Current through Pub. L. 113-99. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)

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SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL Sec. 30101. Purpose and policy. 30102. Definitions. 30103. Relationship to other laws. 30104. Authorization of appropriations. 30105. Restriction on lobbying activities. 30106. Rented or leased motor vehicle safety and responsibility. SUBCHAPTER II—STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE 30111. Standards. 30112. Prohibitions on manufacturing, selling, and importing noncomplying motor vehicles and equipment. 30113. General exemptions. 30114. Special exemptions. 30115. Certification of compliance. 30116. Defects and noncompliance found before sale to purchaser. 30117. Providing information to, and maintaining records on, purchasers. 30118. Notification of defects and noncompliance. 30119. Notification procedures. 30120. Remedies for defects and noncompliance. 30121. Provisional notification and civil actions to enforce. 30122. Making safety devices and elements inoperative. 30123. Tires. 30124. Buzzers indicating nonuse of safety belts. 30125. Schoolbuses and schoolbus equipment. 30126. Used motor vehicles. 30127. Automatic occupant crash protection and seat belt use. 30128. Vehicle accident ejection protection. ^[1] SUBCHAPTER III—IMPORTING NONCOMPLYING MOTOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT 30141. Importing motor vehicles capable of complying with standards. 30142. Importing motor vehicles for personal use. 30143. Motor vehicles imported by individuals employed outside the United States. 30144. Importing motor vehicles on a temporary basis. 30145. Importing motor vehicles or equipment requiring further manufacturing. 30146. Release of motor vehicles and bonds. 30147. Responsibility for defects and noncompliance. SUBCHAPTER IV—ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE 30161. Judicial review of standards. 30162. Petitions by interested persons for standards and enforcement. 30163. Actions by the Attorney General. 30164. Service of process. 30165. Civil penalty. 30166. Inspections, investigations, and records. 30167. Disclosure of information by the Secretary of Transportation. 30168. Research, testing, development, and training. 30169. Annual reports. 30170. Criminal penalties.

Amendments

2005—Pub. L. 109–59, title X, § 10303(a),Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1940, which directed amendment of the table of sections for chapter 301 by adding item 30128, without specifying the title to be amended, was executed to the table of sections for this chapter, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 109–59, title X, § 10208(b),Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1936, added item 30106.

2000—Pub. L. 106–414, § 5(b)(2),Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1804, added item 30170.

1998—Pub. L. 105–178, title VII, § 7104(b),June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 467, added item 30105.

Footnotes
[1] So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.

The table below lists the classification updates, since Jan. 3, 2012, for the contained sections. If there are multiple sections, they are presented in section number order (original document order).

The most recent Classification Table update that we have noticed was Friday, May 3, 2013

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Abbreviations used in the Description of Change column:

An empty field implies a standard amendment.
"new" means a new section or new note, or all new text of an existing section or note.
"nt" means note.
"nt [tbl]" means note [table].
"prec" means preceding.
"fr" means a transfer from another section.
"to" means a transfer to another section.
"omitted" means the section is omitted.
"repealed" means the section is repealed.
"nt ed change" and "ed change" - See the Editorial Classification Change Table [pdf].

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49 USC	Description of Change	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large
§ 30101	nt new	2012	112-196 [Sec.] 1	126 Stat. 1459
§ 30101	nt new	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 32401	126 Stat. 795
§ 30101	nt new	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 32001	126 Stat. 776
§ 30101	prec	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31312(b)	126 Stat. 772
§ 30101	prec	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31307(c)	126 Stat. 769
§ 30101	nt new	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31302	126 Stat. 763
§ 30101	prec	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31208(1)	126 Stat. 761
§ 30101	prec	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31204(b)(1), (2)(A)	126 Stat. 760
§ 30101	prec	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31202(b)	126 Stat. 758
§ 30102		2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31201	126 Stat. 757
§ 30111	nt new	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31504	126 Stat. 775
§ 30111	nt new	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31601	126 Stat. 775
§ 30112		2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31207	126 Stat. 761
§ 30119		2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31310	126 Stat. 771
§ 30120		2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31311	126 Stat. 771
§ 30122		2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31202(a)(1)	126 Stat. 757
§ 30124	gen amd	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31202(a)(2)	126 Stat. 757
§ 30127	nt new	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31505	126 Stat. 775
§ 30127	nt new	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31502	126 Stat. 774
§ 30127	nt new	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31503	126 Stat. 774
§ 30127	nt new	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31501	126 Stat. 773
§ 30164		2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31208(2)	126 Stat. 761
§ 30165		2012	112-141 [Sec.] 32301(c)	126 Stat. 788
§ 30165		2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31304(b)	126 Stat. 764
§ 30165		2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31203(a)	126 Stat. 758
§ 30165	nt new	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31203(b)	126 Stat. 758
§ 30165	nt new	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31203(c)	126 Stat. 758
§ 30166		2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31303(a), 31304(a)	126 Stat. 764
§ 30166	nt new	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31301	126 Stat. 763
§ 30166		2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31209	126 Stat. 762
§ 30168	repealed	2012	112-141 [Sec.] 31204(b)(2)(B)	126 Stat. 760

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