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49 U.S.C. § 30124 — Nonuse of safety belts

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49 U.S.C. § 30124 — Nonuse of safety belts

A motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter may not require a manufacturer to comply with the standard by using a safety belt interlock designed to prevent starting or operating a motor vehicle if an occupant is not using a safety belt.

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A motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter may not require a manufacturer to comply with the standard by using a safety belt interlock designed to prevent starting or operating a motor vehicle if an occupant is not using a safety belt.

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23 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions and declaration of policy

**(a) Definitions.—** In this title, the following definitions apply: (1) **Apportionment.—** — The term “apportionment” includes unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization laws. (2) **Asset management.—** — The term “asset management” means a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and improving physical assets, with a focus on both engineering and economic analysis based upon quality information, to identify a structured sequence of maintenance, preservation, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement actions that will achieve and sustain a desired state of good repair over the lifecycle of the assets at minimum practicable cost. (3) **Carpool project.—** — The term “carpool project” means any project to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools, including provision of carpooling opportunities to the elderly and individuals with disabilities, systems for locating potential riders and informing them of carpool opportunities, acquiring vehicles for carpool use, designating existing highway lanes as preferential carpool highway lanes, providing related traffic control devices, designating existing facilities for use for preferential parking for carpools, and real-time ridesharing projects, such as projects where drivers, using an electronic transfer of funds, recover costs directly associated with the trip provided through the use of location technology to quantify those direct costs, subject to the condition that the cost recovered does not exceed the cost of the trip provided. (4) **Construction.—** — The term “construction” means the supervising, inspecting, actual building, and incurrence of all costs incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a highway or any project eligible for assistance under this title, including bon

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15 U.S.C. § 1411 to 1420 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379

### Statutory Notes Section 1394, Pub. L. 89–563, title I, § 105, Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 720, related to judicial review of orders establishing standards, presentation of additional evidence before Secretary, and certified copy of transcript of record. See sections 30103 and 30161 of Title 49, Transportation. Section 1395, Pub. L. 89–563, title I, § 106, Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 721, related to research, testing, development, and training in traffic and vehicle safety. Section 1396, Pub. L. 89–563, title I, § 107, Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 721, related to cooperation of Secretary with governmental and private agencies in developing motor vehicle safety standards and methods for determining compliance with such standards. See sections 30111 and 30166 of Title 49. Section 1397, Pub. L. 89–563, title I, § 108, Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 722; Pub. L. 93–492, title I, § 103(a), title II, § 203, Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1477, 1485; Pub. L. 100–562, § 2(a)–(d), Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2818, 2824, prohibited manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of substandard vehicles and rendering inoperative certain devices, elements of design, or motor vehicle equipment. See sections 30103, 30112, 30114, 30115, 30117 to 30122, 30125, 30126, 30141 to 30147, 30166, and 30167 of Title 49. Section 1398, Pub. L. 89–563, title I, § 109, Sept. 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 723; Pub. L. 93–492, title I, § 103(b), Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1478, related to civil penalties for violations of former [section 1397 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1397&num=0&edition=prelim) and Secretary’s authority to compromise such penalties. See [section 30165 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30165&num=0&edition=

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49 U.S.C. § 30122 — Making safety devices and elements inoperative

**(a) Definition.—** In this section, “motor vehicle repair business” means a person holding itself out to the public to repair for compensation a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment. **(b) Prohibition.—** A manufacturer, distributor, dealer, rental company, or motor vehicle repair business may not knowingly make inoperative any part of a device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment in compliance with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter unless the manufacturer, distributor, dealer, rental company, or repair business reasonably believes the vehicle or equipment will not be used (except for testing or a similar purpose during maintenance or repair) when the device or element is inoperative. **(c) Regulations.—** The Secretary of Transportation may prescribe regulations— (1) to exempt a person from this section if the Secretary decides the exemption is consistent with motor vehicle safety and [section 30101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30101&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) to define “make inoperative”.

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49 U.S.C. § 30124 — Nonuse of safety belts

Page 781 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 30124 HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 30123(a) ...... 15:1421 (1st sen- tence). Sept. 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89–563, §§ 201–203, 204(c), 205, 80 Stat. 728, 729. 30123(b) ...... 15:1421 (2d sen- tence). 30123(c) ...... 15:1421 (last sen- tence). 30123(d) ...... 15:1424(a). Sept. 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89–563, § 204(a), 80 Stat. 729; re- stated Oct. 27, 1974, Pub. L. 93–492, § 110(c), 88 Stat. 1484. 15:1424(c). 30123(e) ...... 15:1423. 15:1425. 30123(f) ....... 15:1422. In subsections (a) and (d)(2), the words ‘‘section 30101 of this title’’ are substituted for ‘‘the purposes of this chapter’’ as being more precise. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘to a motor vehicle safe- ty standard prescribed under this chapter’’ are sub- stituted for ‘‘In all standards for . . . established under subchapter I of this chapter . . . thereto’’ for consist- ency and because of the restatement. In subsection (b)(1)(A) and (B), the word ‘‘suitable’’ is omitted as surplus. In subsection (b)(1)(C), the words ‘‘for a tire con- taining’’ are substituted for ‘‘unless the tire contains . . . in which case it shall also contain’’ to eliminate unnecessary words. The word ‘‘allowing’’ is substituted for ‘‘which would permit’’ for consistency. In subsection (b)(3), the word ‘‘actual’’ is omitted as surplus. In subsection (b)(5)(A), the word ‘‘statement’’ is sub- stituted for ‘‘recital’’ for clarity. The words ‘‘complies with’’ are substituted for ‘‘conforms to’’, the words ‘‘prescribed under this chapter’’ are substituted for ‘‘Federal’’, and the word ‘‘or’’ is substituted for ‘‘except that in lieu of such recital’’, for consistency. In subsection (b)(5)(B), the word ‘‘appropriate’’ i

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