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§ 391.61 Drivers who were regularly employed before January 1, 1971.

Current wording, effective October 14, 2021.

Compare with

49 CFR § 391.61 — Drivers who were regularly employed before January 1, 1971.. Text current through October 15, 2026. This wording effective October 14, 2021 to present. Source: eCFR (current), https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-391.61. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/391.61, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

The provisions of §§ 391.21 (relating to applications for employment), 391.23 (relating to investigations and inquiries), and 391.31 (relating to road tests) do not apply to a driver who has been a single-employer driver (as defined in § 390.5 of this subchapter) of a motor carrier for a continuous period which began before January 1, 1971, as long as he/she continues to be a single-employer driver of that motor carrier.

[86 FR 57076, Oct. 14, 2021]

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996

Oct. 14, 2021 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previousviewing
[86 FR 57076, Oct. 14, 2021]
Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 14, 2021annual editions 1998–2016diff vs. previous
[63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998]
Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 1998annual edition 1996
[59 FR 60323, Nov. 23, 1994, as amended at 60 FR 38745, July 28, 1995]

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