2012 US Code
Title 40 - Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Subtitle VI - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 17101 - 18304)
Chapter 171 - SAFETY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES (§§ 17101 - 17103)
Section 17101 - Definitions

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
SUBTITLE VI - MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER 171 - SAFETY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
Sec. 17101 - Definitions
Containssection 17101
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 107-217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1279.
Statutes at Large References78 Stat. 696
116 Stat. 1279
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 88-515, Public Law 107-217

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SAFETY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - 40 U.S.C. § 17101 (2012)
§17101. Definitions

In this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(1) Federal government.—The term “Federal Government” includes the government of the District of Columbia.

(2) Motor vehicle.—The term “motor vehicle” means a vehicle, self-propelled or drawn by mechanical power, designed for use on the highways principally for the transportation of passengers, except a vehicle designed or used for military field training, combat, or tactical purposes.

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1279.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
17101 40:703. Pub. L. 88–515, §3, Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 696.

In clause (1), the words “the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Government of the United States” are omitted as unnecessary.

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