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Historical textIn force on Aug. 27, 2021Source: eCFR

§ 385.201 Who is qualified to perform a safety audit or investigation, including review, of a motor carrier or an intermodal equipment provider?

Wording effective August 27, 2021, superseded November 18, 2024.

eCFR as of August 27, 2021 ↗
What changedOct. 1, 2009 wording → Aug. 27, 2021 wording+37 added−31 removedHide

(a) An FMCSA employee or contractor, or a State or local government employee or contractor funded through the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP), who was qualified to perform a compliancesafety audit or investigation, including review, before JuneAugust 1727, 20022021, may perform a compliance review, safety audit or investigation, roadabilityincluding review, or roadside inspection if hethe orindividual she complies with § 385.203(b).
(b) AAn personindividual who was not qualified to perform a compliancesafety audit or investigation, including review, before JuneAugust 1727, 20022021, may perform a compliance review, safety audit or investigation, roadabilityincluding review, or roadside inspection after complying with the requirements of § 385.203(a).
[7386 FR 7681848044, DecAug. 1727, 20082021]

49 CFR § 385.201 — Who is qualified to perform a safety audit or investigation, including review, of a motor carrier or an intermodal equipment provider?. Text in force on August 27, 2021. This wording effective August 27, 2021 to November 18, 2024. Source: eCFR as of August 27, 2021, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2021-08-27/title-49/section-385.201. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/385.201?asof=2021-08-27, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) An FMCSA employee or contractor, or a State or local government employee or contractor funded through the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, who was qualified to perform a safety audit or investigation, including review, before August 27, 2021, may perform a safety audit or investigation, including review, if the individual complies with § 385.203(b).

(b) An individual who was not qualified to perform a safety audit or investigation, including review, before August 27, 2021, may perform a safety audit or investigation, including review, after complying with the requirements of § 385.203(a).

[86 FR 48044, Aug. 27, 2021]

Amendment history

4 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 2002
  1. Nov. 18, 2024 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [86 FR 48044, Aug. 27, 2021]
  2. Aug. 27, 2021 → Nov. 18, 2024eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
    [86 FR 48044, Aug. 27, 2021]
  3. Oct. 1, 2009 → Aug. 27, 2021annual editions 2009–2016diff vs. previous
    [73 FR 76818, Dec. 17, 2008]
  4. Oct. 1, 2002 → Oct. 1, 2009annual editions 2002–2008

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.