Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2002Source: annual CFR editions 1998–2016

§ 374.503 Authority.

Current wording, first on file in the 1998 annual edition.

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49 CFR § 374.503 — Authority.. Text in force on October 1, 2002. This wording effective October 1, 1998 to present. Source: govinfo, 2002 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2002-title49-vol4/CFR-2002-title49-vol4-sec374-503. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/374.503?asof=2002-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Motor carriers transporting passengers, in interstate or foreign commerce, over regular routes authorized in a certificate issued as a result of an application filed before January 2, 1967, may transport special or chartered parties, in interstate or foreign commerce, between any points and places in the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii). The term “special or chartered party” means a group of passengers who, with a common purpose and under a single contract, and at a fixed charge for the vehicle in accordance with the carrier's tariff, have acquired the exclusive use of a passenger-carrying motor vehicle to travel together as a group to a specified destination or for a particular itinerary.

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1998

Oct. 1, 1998 → presentannual editions 1998–2016viewing

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