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§ 385.303 How to register with FMCSA.

Current wording, effective November 18, 2024.

eCFR (current) ↗
What changedOct. 1, 2016 wording → Nov. 18, 2024 wording (current)+72 added−144 removedHide

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Linkthe toURS aonline delayapplication publishedwhich atis 80available FR 63702, Oct. 21, 2015.
Link to an amendment published at 80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015.
Link to a delay published at 81 FR 49553, July 28, 2016.
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[6780 FR 3198363707, May 13, 2002, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 121, 20072015]
Effective Date Note:
At 8082 FR 637075304, OctJan. 2117, 20152017, §  385.303 was revisedsuspended, effective SeptJan. 3014, 20162017. At 8189 FR 4955390620, JulyNov. 2818, 20162024, the effectivesuspension date was delayedlifted toand Jan.the 14,section 2017.heading Forwas therevised. convenienceIn ofthat thesame userdocument, the§ revised385.303 textwas isagain setsuspended forthindefinitely, aseffective follows:Nov. 18, 2024.

49 CFR § 385.303 — How to register with FMCSA.. Text current through October 22, 2026. This wording effective November 18, 2024 to present. Source: eCFR (current), https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-385.303. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/385.303, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

A motor carrier registers with FMCSA by completing Form MCSA-1, the URS online application which is available at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs. Complete instructions for the Form MCSA-1 also are available at the same location.

[80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015]

Effective Date Note:

At 82 FR 5304, Jan. 17, 2017, § 385.303 was suspended, effective Jan. 14, 2017. At 89 FR 90620, Nov. 18, 2024, the suspension was lifted and the section heading was revised. In that same document, § 385.303 was again suspended indefinitely, effective Nov. 18, 2024.

Amendment history

7 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 2002
  1. Nov. 18, 2024 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
    [80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015]
  2. Jan. 17, 2017 → Nov. 18, 2024eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [80 FR 63707, Oct. 21, 2015]
  3. Jan. 1, 2017 → Jan. 17, 2017eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [81 FR 68347, Oct. 4, 2016]
  4. Oct. 1, 2016 → Jan. 1, 2017annual edition 2016diff vs. previous
    [67 FR 31983, May 13, 2002, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 1, 2007]
  5. Oct. 1, 2013 → Oct. 1, 2016annual editions 2013–2015diff vs. previous
    [67 FR 31983, May 13, 2002, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 1, 2007]
  6. Oct. 1, 2007 → Oct. 1, 2013annual editions 2007–2012diff vs. previous
    [67 FR 31983, May 13, 2002, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 1, 2007]
  7. Oct. 1, 2002 → Oct. 1, 2007annual editions 2002–2006

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. Set a case date in the header to read any earlier wording.