Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2009Source: annual CFR editions 2003–2016
§ 375.517 May an individual shipper demand re-weighing?
Current wording, first on file in the 2003 annual edition.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2009 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2009 and Oct. 1, 2009 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 375.517 — May an individual shipper demand re-weighing?. Text in force on October 1, 2009. This wording effective October 1, 2003 to present. Source: govinfo, 2009 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2009-title49-vol5/CFR-2009-title49-vol5-sec375-517. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/375.517?asof=2009-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
After you inform the individual shipper of the billing weight and total charges and before actually beginning to unload a shipment weighed at origin (first method under § 375.509(a)(1)), the individual shipper may demand a re-weigh. You must base your freight bill charges upon the re-weigh weight.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 2003A 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.