Current textIn force on Dec. 31, 2016Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2016
§ 382.205 On-duty use.
Current wording, first on file in the 1996 annual edition.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2016 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2016 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 382.205 — On-duty use.. Text in force on December 31, 2016. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to present. Source: govinfo, 2016 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2016-title49-vol5/CFR-2016-title49-vol5-sec382-205. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/382.205?asof=2016-12-31, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
No driver shall use alcohol while performing safety-sensitive functions. No employer having actual knowledge that a driver is using alcohol while performing safety-sensitive functions shall permit the driver to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1996A 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.