Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2015Source: annual CFR editions 2001–2016
§ 382.209 Use following an accident.
Current wording, in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2001.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2015 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2015 and Oct. 1, 2015 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 382.209 — Use following an accident.. Text in force on October 1, 2015. This wording effective October 1, 2001 to present. Source: govinfo, 2015 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2015-title49-vol5/CFR-2015-title49-vol5-sec382-209. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/382.209?asof=2015-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
No driver required to take a post-accident alcohol test under § 382.303 shall use alcohol for eight hours following the accident, or until he/she undergoes a post-accident alcohol test, whichever occurs first.
Amendment history
2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996- Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1996–2000
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.