Current textIn force on May 6, 2019Source: eCFR

§ 382.205 On-duty use.

Current wording, first on file in the 1996 annual edition.

eCFR as of May 6, 2019 ↗

49 CFR § 382.205 — On-duty use.. Text in force on May 6, 2019. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to present. Source: eCFR as of May 6, 2019, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2019-05-06/title-49/section-382.205. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/382.205?asof=2019-05-06, 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, 1996

Oct. 1, 1996 → presentannual editions 1996–2016viewing

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.