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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 1997Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2011

§ 382.211 Refusal to submit to a required alcohol or controlled substances test.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 2012 annual edition.

govinfo, 1996 edition ↗
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 1996 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 1997 and Oct. 1, 1997 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates. govinfo does not publish the 1997 edition of Parts 300–399 in machine-readable form, so the 1996 text is shown for that year.
49 CFR § 382.211 — Refusal to submit to a required alcohol or controlled substances test.. Text in force on October 1, 1997. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 2012. Source: govinfo, 1996 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1996-title49-vol4/CFR-1996-title49-vol4-sec382-211. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/382.211?asof=1997-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

No driver shall refuse to submit to a post-accident alcohol or controlled substances test required under § 382.303, a random alcohol or controlled substances test required under § 382.305, a reasonable suspicion alcohol or controlled substances test required under § 382.307, or a follow-up alcohol or controlled substances test required under § 382.311. No employer shall permit a driver who refuses to submit to such tests to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.

Amendment history

2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Oct. 1, 2012 → presentannual editions 2012–2016diff vs. previous
    [77 FR 4483, Jan. 30, 2012]
  2. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2012annual editions 1996–2011viewing

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.