§ 31132. Definitions
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In this subchapter—
(1)“commercial motor vehicle” means a self-propelled or towed vehicle used on the highways in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property, 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 or used to transport more than 8 passengers (including the driver) for compensation;
(C)is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, and is not used to transport passengers for compensation; or
(D)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 an operator of a commercial motor vehicle (including an independent contractor when 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; 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 the employment by the Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State.
(3)“employer”—
(A)means a person engaged in a business affecting interstate commerce that owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle in connection with that business, or assigns an employee to operate it; but
(B)does not include the Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State.
(4)“interstate commerce” means trade, traffic, or transportation in the United States between a place in a State and—
(A)a place outside that State (including a place outside the United States); or
(B)another place in the same State through another State or through a place outside the United States.
(5)“intrastate commerce” means trade, traffic, or transportation in a State that is not interstate commerce.
(6)“medical examiner” means an individual licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with regulations issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as a medical examiner.
(7)“regulation” includes a standard or order.
(8)“State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and, in sections 31136 and 31140–31142 1 of this title, a political subdivision of a State.
(9)“State law” includes a law enacted by a political subdivision of a State.
(10)“State regulation” includes a regulation prescribed by a political subdivision of a State.
(11)“United States” means the States of the United States and the District of Columbia.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1000; Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 104(f), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 919; Pub. L. 105–178, title IV, § 4008(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 404; Pub. L. 109–59, title IV, § 4116(c), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1728.)
The text of 49 App.:2503(6) is omitted as unnecessary because of 1:1. The text of 49 App.:2503(8) is omitted as surplus because the complete name of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Review Panel is used the first time the term appears in a section. The text of 49 App.:2503(9) is omitted as surplus because the complete name of the Secretary of Transportation is used the first time the term appears in a section.
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- Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e)
- 108 Stat. 1000
- Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 104(f)
- 109 Stat. 919
- Pub. L. 105–178, title IV, § 4008(a)
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- Pub. L. 105–178, § 4008(a)(1)
- Pub. L. 105–178, § 4008(a)(2)
- Pub. L. 104–88
- section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e)
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