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Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 1998Source: annual CFR editions 1996–1999

§ 355.5 Definitions.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 2000 annual edition.

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Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 1996 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 1997 and Sept. 30, 1998 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates. govinfo does not publish the 1997 edition of Parts 300–399 in machine-readable form, so the 1996 text is shown for that year.
49 CFR § 355.5 — Definitions.. Text in force on September 30, 1998. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 2000. Source: govinfo, 1996 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1996-title49-vol4/CFR-1996-title49-vol4-sec355-5. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/355.5?asof=1998-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Unless specifically defined in this section, terms used in this part are subject to the definitions in 49 CFR 390.5.

Compatible or compatibility means, in relation to State laws and regulations pertaining to commercial motor vehicle safety, having the same effect as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations in that those State laws and regulations are either identical or fall within the guidelines in appendix C of part 350.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations means those safety regulations which are contained in parts 390, 391, 392, 393, 395, 396, and 397 of this subchapter.

State means a State of the United States and the District of Columbia.

Amendment history

2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Oct. 1, 2000 → July 24, 2020annual editions 2000–2016diff vs. previous
    [57 FR 40962, Sept. 8, 1992, as amended at 65 FR 15109, Mar. 21, 2000]
  2. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2000annual editions 1996–1999viewing

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.