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§ 387.33T T Financial responsibility, minimum levels.

Current wording, effective June 18, 2018.

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TheExcept as provided in § 387.27(b), the minimum levels of financial responsibility referred to in § 387.31 are hereby prescribed as follows:
ScheduleSCHEDULE ofOF LimitsLIMITS
Public Liability
For-hire motor carriers of passengers operating in interstate or foreign commerce.
Vehicle seating capacity
 EffectiveMinimum dateslimits
Nov. 19, 1983
Nov. 19, 1985
(1a) Any vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 passengers or more $2,500,000 including the driver $5,000,000
(2b) Any vehicle with a seating capacity of 15 passengers or less
1 750,000 including the driver 1,500,000
1 Except as provided in § 387.27(b).
[8283 FR 530722877, Jan.May 17, 20172018]

49 CFR § 387.33T — T Financial responsibility, minimum levels.. Text current through October 22, 2026. This wording effective June 18, 2018 to present. Source: eCFR (current), https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-387.33T. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/387.33T, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Except as provided in § 387.27(b), the minimum levels of financial responsibility referred to in § 387.31 are hereby prescribed as follows:

SCHEDULE OF LIMITS

Public Liability

For-hire motor carriers of passengers operating in interstate or foreign commerce.

Vehicle seating capacityMinimum limits
(a) Any vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 passengers or more, including the driver$5,000,000
(b) Any vehicle with a seating capacity of 15 passengers or less, including the driver1,500,000

[83 FR 22877, May 17, 2018]

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Jan. 18, 2017
  1. June 18, 2018 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
    [83 FR 22877, May 17, 2018]
  2. May 17, 2018 → June 18, 2018eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [82 FR 5307, Jan. 17, 2017]
  3. Jan. 18, 2017 → May 17, 2018eCFR, day-precise
    [82 FR 5307, Jan. 17, 2017]

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.