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49 U.S.C. § 31140 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–178, title IV, § 4008(d), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 404]
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1008, related to submission of State laws and regulations for review by Secretary of Transportation and Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Review Panel.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1008, related to submission of State laws and regulations for review by Secretary of Transportation and Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Review Panel.
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In this subchapter—
(1) “commercial motor vehicle” means a self-propelled or towed vehicle used on the highways in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property, if the vehicle—
(A) has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds, whichever is greater;
(B) is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers (including the driver) for compensation;
(C) is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, and is not used to transport passengers for compensation; or
(D) is used in transporting material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under [section 5103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section5103&num=0&edition=prelim) and transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the Secretary under section 5103.
(2) “employee” means an operator of a commercial motor vehicle (including an independent contractor when operating a commercial motor vehicle), a mechanic, a freight handler, or an individual not an employer, who—
(A) directly affects commercial motor vehicle safety in the course of employment; and
(B) is not an employee of the United States Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State acting in the course of the employment by the Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State.
(3) “employer”—
(A) means a person engaged in a business affecting interstate commerce that owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle in connection with that business, or assigns an employee to operate it; but
(B) does not include the Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State.
(4) “interstate commerce” means trade, traffic, or transportation in the U
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 31141
96–296, 94 Stat. 823) is omitted as surplus because the
complete name of the Secretary of Transportation is
used the first time the term appears in a section. In
clause (3), the words ‘‘(including its use in the terms
‘interstate’ and ‘intrastate’)’’ are omitted as surplus.
In subsections (b)(2) and (c)(2) and (3), the word
‘‘minimal’’ is omitted as surplus.
In subsection (b)(2), the words ‘‘for any vehicle’’ are
omitted as surplus. The words beginning with ‘‘except’’
are omitted as expired. The text of section 30(a)(3) of
the Act (Public Law 96–296, 94 Stat. 821) is omitted be-
cause the regulations have been issued. See 49 C.F.R.
part 387.
In subsection (c)(2), the text of section 30(b)(2)(B) of
the Act (Public Law 96–296, 94 Stat. 821) is omitted as
expired.
In subsection (c)(3), before clause (A), the text of sec-
tion 30(b)(3)(A) of the Act (Public Law 96–296, 94 Stat.
821) is omitted as expired. The text of section 30(b)(4) of
the Act (Public Law 96–296, 94 Stat. 822) is omitted be-
cause the regulations have been issued. See 49 C.F.R.
part 387. The words ‘‘for any vehicle . . . in interstate
or intrastate commerce’’ are omitted as unnecessary
because of the reference to paragraph (1).
In subsection (e)(1), the words ‘‘The Secretary shall
establish, by regulation, methods and procedures to as-
sure compliance with this section’’ are omitted as sur-
plus. The text of section 30(e) of the Act (Public Law
96–296, 94 Stat. 822) is omitted as executed.
In subsection (f)(4), the words ‘‘The Attorney General
shall bring a civil action . . . to collect a penalty re-
ferred to the Attorney General for collection under this
subsection’’ are substituted for ‘‘Such civil penalty
may be recovered in an action
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