Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 2014Source: annual CFR editions 1998–2016

§ 374.401 Minimum permissible limitations for baggage liability.

Wording first on file in the 1998 annual edition, superseded January 1, 2017.

govinfo, 2013 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 2013 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2013 and Sept. 30, 2014 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.

49 CFR § 374.401 — Minimum permissible limitations for baggage liability.. Text in force on September 30, 2014. This wording effective October 1, 1998 to January 1, 2017. Source: govinfo, 2013 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2013-title49-vol5/CFR-2013-title49-vol5-sec374-401. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/374.401?asof=2014-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Motor common carriers of passengers and baggage subject to 49 U.S.C. 13501 may not publish tariff provisions limiting their liability for loss or damage to baggage checked by a passenger transported in regular route or special operations unless:

(1) The amount for which liability is limited is $250 or greater per adult fare, and

(2) The provisions permit the passenger, for an additional charge, to declare a value in excess of the limited amount, and allow the passenger to recover the increased amount (but not higher than the actual value) in event of loss or damage. The carriers may publish a maximum value for which they will be liable, but that maximum value may not be less than $1,000. Appropriate identification must be attached securely by the passenger to each item of baggage checked, indicating in a clear and legible manner the name and address to which the baggage should be forwarded if lost and subsequently recovered. Identification tags shall be made immediately available by the carriers to passengers upon request.

(3) Carriers need not offer excess value coverage on articles listed in § 374.307(c)(3).

(49 U.S.C. 10321, 5 U.S.C. 553)

[46 FR 22899, Apr. 22, 1981, as amended at 47 FR 21840, May 20, 1982; 62 FR 15423, Apr. 1, 1997]

Amendment history

2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1998

Jan. 1, 2017 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[81 FR 68345, Oct. 4, 2016]
Oct. 1, 1998 → Jan. 1, 2017annual editions 1998–2016viewing
[46 FR 22899, Apr. 22, 1981, as amended at 47 FR 21840, May 20, 1982; 62 FR 15423, 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.