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49 U.S.C. § 30143 — Motor vehicles imported by individuals employed outside the United States
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**(a) Definition.—** In this section, “assigned place of employment” means—
(1) the principal location at which an individual is permanently or indefinitely assigned to work; and
(2) for a member of the uniformed services, the individual’s permanent duty station.
**(b) General.—** [Section 30112(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30112/a&num=0&edition=prelim) does not apply to a motor vehicle imported for personal use, and not for resale, by an individual—
(1) whose assigned place of employment was outside the United States as of October 31, 1988, and who has not had an assigned place of employment in the United States from that date through the date the vehicle is imported into the United States;
(2) who previously had not imported a motor vehicle into the United States under this section or section 108(g) of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 or, before October 31, 1988, under section 108(b)(3) of that Act;
(3) who acquired, or made a binding contract to acquire, the vehicle before October 31, 1988;
(4) who imported the vehicle into the United States not later than October 31, 1992; and
(5) who satisfies section 108(b)(3) of that Act as in effect on October 30, 1988.
**(c) Certification.—** Subsection (b) of this section is carried out by certification in the form the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
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**(a) Definition.—** In this section, “assigned place of employment” means—
(1) the principal location at which an individual is permanently or indefinitely assigned to work; and
(2) for a member of the uniformed services, the individual’s permanent duty station.
**(b) General.—** [Section 30112(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30112/a&num=0&edition=prelim) does not apply to a motor vehicle imported for personal use, and not for resale, by an individual—
(1) whose assigned place of employment was outside the United States as of October 31, 1988, and who has not had an assigned place of employment in the United States from that date through the date the vehicle is imported into the United States;
(2) who previously had not imported a motor vehicle into the United States under this section or section 108(g) of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 or, before October 31, 1988, under section 108(b)(3) of that Act;
(3) who acquired, or made a binding contract to acquire, the vehicle before October 31, 1988;
(4) who imported the vehicle into the United States not later than October 31, 1992; and
(5) who satisfies section 108(b)(3) of that Act as in effect on October 30, 1988.
**(c) Certification.—** Subsection (b) of this section is carried out by certification in the form the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
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**(a) General.—**
(1) Except as provided in this section, sections 30113 and 30114 of this title, and subchapter III of this chapter, a person may not manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, introduce or deliver for introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United States, any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment manufactured on or after the date an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter takes effect unless the vehicle or equipment complies with the standard and is covered by a certification issued under [section 30115 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30115&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Except as provided in this section, sections 30113 and 30114 of this title, and subchapter III of this chapter, a school or school system may not purchase or lease a new 15-passenger van if it will be used significantly by, or on behalf of, the school or school system to transport preprimary, primary, or secondary school students to or from school or an event related to school, unless the 15-passenger van complies with the motor vehicle standards prescribed for school buses and multifunction school activity buses under this title. This paragraph does not apply to the purchase or lease of a 15-passenger van under a contract executed before the date of enactment of this paragraph.
(3) Except as provided in this section, section 30114, subsections (i) and (j) of section 30120, and subchapter III, a person may not sell, offer for sale, introduce or deliver for introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United States any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment if the vehicle or equipment contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety about which notice was given unde
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 30144
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 962.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
30142(a) ......
15:1397(f)(1).
Sept. 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89–563,
80 Stat. 718, § 108(f); added
Oct.
31,
1988,
Pub.
L.
100–562, § 2(b), 102 Stat.
2822.
30142(b) ......
15:1397(f)(2).
In subsection (a)(2), the words ‘‘after January 31,
1990’’ are substituted for ‘‘after the effective date of the
regulations initially issued to implement the amend-
ments made to this section by the Imported Vehicle
Safety Compliance Act of 1988’’ for clarity. See 49
C.F.R. part 591.
In subsection (a)(3), the words ‘‘the individual takes
the actions required under subsection (b) of this sec-
tion’’ are substituted for ‘‘if that individual takes the
actions required by paragraph (2)’’ for clarity and be-
cause of the restatement.
In subsection (b)(1), the word ‘‘compliance’’ is sub-
stituted for ‘‘conformity’’ for consistency in this chap-
ter.
In subsection (b)(1)(B), before subclause (i), the word
‘‘conditions’’ is omitted as being included in ‘‘terms’’.
§ 30143. Motor vehicles imported by individuals
employed outside the United States
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, ‘‘assigned
place of employment’’ means—
(1) the principal location at which an indi-
vidual is permanently or indefinitely assigned
to work; and
(2) for a member of the uniformed services,
the individual’s permanent duty station.
(b) GENERAL.—Section 30112(a) of this title
does not apply to a motor vehicle imported for
personal use, and not for resale, by an indi-
vidual—
(1) whose assigned place of employment was
outside the United States as of October 31,
1988, and who has not had an assigned place of
emp
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