Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2005Source: annual CFR editions 2002–2016
§ 368.7 Requirement to carry certificate of registration in the vehicle.
Current wording, in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2002.
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49 CFR § 368.7 — Requirement to carry certificate of registration in the vehicle.. Text in force on October 1, 2005. This wording effective October 1, 2002 to present. Source: govinfo, 2005 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2005-title49-vol5/CFR-2005-title49-vol5-sec368-7. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/368.7?asof=2005-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
A holder of a Certificate of Registration must maintain a copy of the Certificate of Registration in any vehicle providing transportation service within the scope of the Certificate, and make it available upon request to any State or Federal authorized inspector or enforcement officer.
Amendment history
2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1998- Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 1, 2002annual editions 1998–2001[62 FR 15421, Apr. 1, 1997]
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.