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§ 385.201 Qualifications for performing a safety audit or investigation.

Current wording, effective November 18, 2024.

eCFR as of March 16, 2026 ↗
49 CFR § 385.201 — Qualifications for performing a safety audit or investigation.. Text in force on March 16, 2026. This wording effective November 18, 2024 to present. Source: eCFR as of March 16, 2026, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-03-16/title-49/section-385.201. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/385.201?asof=2026-03-16, 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. previousviewing
    [86 FR 48044, Aug. 27, 2021]
  2. Aug. 27, 2021 → Nov. 18, 2024eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [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.