2012 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle VI - MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS (§§ 30101 - 33118)
Part A - GENERAL (§§ 30101 - 30505)
Chapter 301 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY (§§ 30101 - 30183)
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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
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Contained WithinTitle 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE VI - MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
PART A - GENERAL
CHAPTER 301 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
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Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard

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SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL
Sec.
30101.Purpose and policy.
30102.Definitions.
30103.Relationship to other laws.
30104.Authorization of appropriations.
30105.Restriction on lobbying activities.
30106.Rented or leased motor vehicle safety and responsibility.

        

SUBCHAPTER II—STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE
30111.Standards.
30112.Prohibitions on manufacturing, selling, and importing noncomplying motor vehicles and equipment.
30113.General exemptions.
30114.Special exemptions.
30115.Certification of compliance.
30116.Defects and noncompliance found before sale to purchaser.
30117.Providing information to, and maintaining records on, purchasers.
30118.Notification of defects and noncompliance.
30119.Notification procedures.
30120.Remedies for defects and noncompliance.
30120A.Recall obligations and bankruptcy of a manufacturer.
30121.Provisional notification and civil actions to enforce.
30122.Making safety devices and elements inoperative.
30123.Tires.
30124.Nonuse of safety belts.
30125.Schoolbuses and schoolbus equipment.
30126.Used motor vehicles.
30127.Automatic occupant crash protection and seat belt use.
30128.Vehicle accident ejection protection.1

        

SUBCHAPTER III—IMPORTING NONCOMPLYING MOTOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT
30141.Importing motor vehicles capable of complying with standards.
30142.Importing motor vehicles for personal use.
30143.Motor vehicles imported by individuals employed outside the United States.
30144.Importing motor vehicles on a temporary basis.
30145.Importing motor vehicles or equipment requiring further manufacturing.
30146.Release of motor vehicles and bonds.
30147.Responsibility for defects and noncompliance.

        

SUBCHAPTER IV—ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE
30161.Judicial review of standards.
30162.Petitions by interested persons for standards and enforcement.
30163.Actions by the Attorney General.
30164.Service of process; conditions on importation of vehicles and equipment.
30165.Civil penalty.
30166.Inspections, investigations, and records.
30167.Disclosure of information by the Secretary of Transportation.
[30168.Repealed.]
30169.Annual reports.
30170.Criminal penalties.
30171.Protection of employees providing motor vehicle safety information.

        

SUBCHAPTER V—MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
30181.Policy.
30182.Powers and duties.
30183.Prohibition on certain disclosures.

        

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