2011 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle VI - MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS (§§ 30101 - 33118)
Part B - COMMERCIAL (§§ 31100 - 31708)
Chapter 315 - MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY (§§ 31501 - 31504)
Section 31504 - Identification of motor vehicles

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE VI - MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
PART B - COMMERCIAL
CHAPTER 315 - MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
Sec. 31504 - Identification of motor vehicles
Containssection 31504
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 97-449, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2439, §3104; renumbered §31504 and amended Pub. L. 103-272, §1(c), (e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 745, 1030.
Statutes at Large References24 Stat. 379
49 Stat. 546
70 Stat. 958
80 Stat. 940
96 Stat. 2439
108 Stat. 745
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 89-670, Public Law 97-449, Public Law 103-272

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49 USC § 31504 (2011)
§31504. Identification of motor vehicles

(a) General Authority.—The Secretary of Transportation may—

(1) issue and require the display of an identification plate on a motor vehicle used in transportation provided by a motor private carrier and a motor carrier of migrant workers subject to section 31502(c) of this title, except a motor contract carrier; and

(2) require each of those motor private carriers and motor carriers of migrant workers to pay the reasonable cost of the plate.


(b) Limitation.—A motor private carrier or a motor carrier of migrant workers may use an identification plate only as authorized by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 97–449, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2439, §3104; renumbered §31504 and amended Pub. L. 103–272, §1(c), (e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 745, 1030.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
3104(a) 49:304(a)(3) (last sentence) (related to “Sec. 324”). Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379, §204(a)(3) (last sentence) (related to “Sec. 224”); added Aug. 9, 1935, ch. 498, 49 Stat. 546.
49:304(a)(3a) (last sentence) (related to “Sec. 324”). Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379, §204(a)(3a) (last sentence) (related to “Sec. 224”); added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 905, §2, 70 Stat. 958.
49:1655(e)(6)(D) (related to “Sec. 324”). Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, §6(e)(6)(D) (related to “Sec. 224”), 80 Stat. 940.
3104(b) 49:304(a)(3) (last sentence) (related to “Sec. 324”).
49:304(a)(3a) (last sentence) (related to “Sec. 324”).
49:l655(e)(6)(D) (related to “Sec. 324”).

The section is included to reflect the text of former 49:324 (related to motor private carriers and motor carriers of migrant workers) which is incorporated in the revised title by cross-reference.

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–272 renumbered section 3104 of this title as this section and amended it generally, restating it without substantive change.

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