Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 2000Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2000

§ 390.15 Assistance in investigations and special studies.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 2001 annual edition.

govinfo, 1999 edition ↗

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49 CFR § 390.15 — Assistance in investigations and special studies.. Text in force on September 30, 2000. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 2001. Source: govinfo, 1999 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1999-title49-vol4/CFR-1999-title49-vol4-sec390-15. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/390.15?asof=2000-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) A motor carrier shall make all records and information pertaining to an accident available to an authorized representative or special agent of the Federal Highway Administration upon request or as part of any inquiry within such time as the request or inquiry may specify. A motor carrier shall give an authorized representative of the Federal Highway Administration all reasonable assistance in the investigation of any accident including providing a full, true and correct answer to any question of the inquiry.

(b) Motor carriers shall maintain for a period of one year after an accident occurs, an accident register containing at least the following information:

(1) A list of accidents containing for each accident:

(i) Date of accident,

(ii) City or town in which or most near where the accident occurred and the State in which the accident occurred,

(iii) Driver name,

(iv) Number of injuries,

(v) Number of fatalities, and

(vi) Whether hazardous materials, other than fuel spilled from the fuel tanks of motor vehicles involved in the accident, were released.

(2) Copies of all accident reports required by State or other governmental entities or insurers.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2125-0526)

[58 FR 6729, February 2, 1993, as amended at 60 FR 38744, July 28, 1995; 60 FR 44441, Aug. 28, 1995]

Amendment history

7 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996

Nov. 17, 2023 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[69 FR 16719, Mar. 30, 2004, as amended at 73 FR 76821, Dec. 17, 2008; 83 FR 22878, May 17, 2018; 88 FR 80184, Nov. 17, 2023]
June 18, 2018 → Nov. 17, 2023eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[69 FR 16719, Mar. 30, 2004, as amended at 73 FR 76821, Dec. 17, 2008; 83 FR 22878, May 17, 2018]
May 17, 2018 → June 18, 2018eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[69 FR 16719, Mar. 30, 2004, as amended at 73 FR 76821, Dec. 17, 2008]
Oct. 1, 2009 → May 17, 2018annual editions 2009–2016diff vs. previous
[69 FR 16719, Mar. 30, 2004, as amended at 73 FR 76821, Dec. 17, 2008]
Oct. 1, 2004 → Oct. 1, 2009annual editions 2004–2008diff vs. previous
[69 FR 16719, Mar. 30, 2004]
Oct. 1, 2001 → Oct. 1, 2004annual editions 2001–2003diff vs. previous
[58 FR 6729, February 2, 1993, as amended at 60 FR 38744, July 28, 1995; 60 FR 44441, Aug. 28, 1995]
Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1996–2000viewing
[58 FR 6729, February 2, 1993, as amended at 60 FR 38744, July 28, 1995; 60 FR 44441, Aug. 28, 1995]

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.