2015 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation (Sections 101 - 80504)
Subtitle VI - Motor Vehicle and Driver Programs (Sections 30101 - 33118)
Part C - Information, Standards, and Requirements (Sections 32101 - 33118)
Chapter 331 - Theft Prevention (Sections 33101 - 33118)
Sec. 33118 - Preemption of State and local law

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, 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 C - INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 331 - THEFT PREVENTION
Sec. 33118 - Preemption of State and local law
Containssection 33118
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 103-272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1093.
Statutes at Large References86 Stat. 947
98 Stat. 2763
106 Stat. 3397
108 Stat. 1093
Public and Private LawsPublic Law 92-513, Public Law 98-547, Public Law 102-519, Public Law 103-272

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49 U.S.C. § 33118 (2015)
§33118. Preemption of State and local law

When a motor vehicle theft prevention standard prescribed under section 33102 or 33103 of this title is in effect, a State or political subdivision of a State may not have a different motor vehicle theft prevention standard for a motor vehicle or major replacement part.

(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1093.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
33118 15:2031. Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, 86 Stat. 947, §614; added Oct. 25, 1984, Pub. L. 98–547, §101(a), 98 Stat. 2763; Oct. 25, 1992, Pub. L. 102–519, §306(a), 106 Stat. 3397.

The words "may not have" are substituted for "no . . . shall have any authority either to establish, or to continue in effect" to eliminate unnecessary words.

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