§ 31101. Definitions
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In this subchapter—
(1)“commercial motor vehicle” means (except in section 31106) a self-propelled or towed vehicle used on the highways in commerce principally to transport passengers or cargo, if the vehicle—
(A)has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds, whichever is greater;
(B)is designed to transport more than 10 passengers including the driver; or
(C)is used in transporting material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under section 5103 of this title and transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the Secretary under section 5103.
(2)“employee” means a driver of a commercial motor vehicle (including an independent contractor when personally operating a commercial motor vehicle), a mechanic, a freight handler, or an individual not an employer, who—
(A)directly affects commercial motor vehicle safety in the course of employment by a commercial motor carrier; and
(B)is not an employee of the United States Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State acting in the course of employment.
(3)“employer”—
(A)means a person engaged in a business affecting commerce that owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle in connection with that business, or assigns an employee to operate the vehicle in commerce; but
(B)does not include the Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State.
(4)“State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 984; Pub. L. 105–178, title IV, § 4003(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 395.)
Before clause (1), the words “unless the context otherwise requires” are omitted as unnecessary. The text of 49 App.:2301(4) is omitted as unnecessary because of 1:1. The text of 49 App.:2301(5) is omitted as surplus because the complete name of the Secretary of Transportation is used the first time the term appears in a section.
In clause (1), before subclause (A), the words “(except in section 31106)” are added because the source provisions being restated in section 31106 of the revised title contain a definition of “commercial motor vehicle”.
In clause (4), the words “the Commonwealth of” are omitted for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
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- Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e)
- 108 Stat. 984
- Pub. L. 105–178, title IV, § 4003(a)
- 112 Stat. 395
- Pub. L. 105–178, § 4003(a)(1)
- Pub. L. 105–178, § 4003(a)(2)
- Pub. L. 105–178, title IV, § 4003(h)
- 112 Stat. 398
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§ 31101
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e)
Stat.108 Stat. 984
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–178, title IV, § 4003(a)
Stat.112 Stat. 395
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–178, § 4003(a)(1)
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