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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 6— WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME · SUBCHAPTER IX— STANDARD TIME · § 260a

§ 260a. Advancement of time or changeover dates

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(a)Duration of period; State exemption During the period commencing at 2 o’clock antemeridian on the second Sunday of March of each year and ending at 2 o’clock antemeridian on the first Sunday of November of each year, the standard time of each zone established by sections 261 to 264 of this title, as modified by section 265 of this title, shall be advanced one hour and such time as so advanced shall for the purposes of such sections 261 to 264, as so modified, be the standard time of such zone during such period; however,
(1)any State that lies entirely within one time zone may by law exempt itself from the provisions of this subsection providing for the advancement of time, but only if that law provides that the entire State (including all political subdivisions thereof) shall observe the standard time otherwise applicable during that period, and
(2)any State with parts thereof in more than one time zone may by law exempt either the entire State as provided in
(1)or may exempt the entire area of the State lying within any time zone.
(b)State laws superseded It is hereby declared that it is the express intent of Congress by this section to supersede any and all laws of the States or political subdivisions thereof insofar as they may now or hereafter provide for advances in time or changeover dates different from those specified in this section.
(c)Violations; enforcement For any violation of the provisions of this section the Secretary of Transportation or his duly authorized agent may apply to the district court of the United States for the district in which such violation occurs for the enforcement of this section; and such court shall have jurisdiction to enforce obedience thereto by writ of injunction or by other process, mandatory or otherwise, restraining against further violations of this section and enjoining obedience thereto.
(Pub. L. 89–387, § 3, Apr. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 107; Pub. L. 92–267, Mar. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 116; Pub. L. 97–449, § 2(c), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2439; Pub. L. 99–359, § 2(b), July 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 110(a), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 615.)
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  • Pub. L. 89–387, § 3
  • 80 Stat. 107
  • Pub. L. 92–267
  • 86 Stat. 116
  • Pub. L. 97–449, § 2(c)
  • 96 Stat. 2439
  • Pub. L. 99–359, § 2(b)
  • 100 Stat. 764
  • Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 110(a)
  • 119 Stat. 615
  • Pub. L. 109–58
  • Pub. L. 99–359
  • Pub. L. 97–449
  • Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 110(b)
  • Pub. L. 99–359, § 2(e)
  • 100 Stat. 765
  • Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 110(c)
  • Pub. L. 99–359, § 2(a)
  • Pub. L. 99–359, § 2(c)
  • Pub. L. 99–359, § 2(d)
  • Pub. L. 93–182
  • 87 Stat. 707
  • Pub. L. 93–434
  • 88 Stat. 1209
  • Public Law 93–182
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–387, § 3
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Stat.86 Stat. 116
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