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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 1996Source: annual CFR edition 1996

§ 391.63 Intermittent, casual, or occasional drivers.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 1998 annual edition.

govinfo, 1996 edition ↗
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 1996 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 1996 and Oct. 1, 1996 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 391.63 — Intermittent, casual, or occasional drivers.. Text in force on October 1, 1996. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 1998. Source: govinfo, 1996 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1996-title49-vol4/CFR-1996-title49-vol4-sec391-63. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/391.63?asof=1996-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) If a motor carrier employs a person who is not a regularly employed driver (as defined in § 390.5 of this subchapter) to drive a commercial motor vehicle for a single trip or on an intermittent, casual, or occasional basis, the motor carrier shall comply with all requirements of this part, except that the motor carrier need not—

(1) Require the person to furnish an application for employment in accordance with § 391.21;

(2) Make the investigations and inquiries specified in § 391.23 with respect to that person,

(3) Perform the annual review of the person's driving record required by § 391.25; or

(4) Require the person to furnish a record of violations or a certificate in accordance with § 391.27.

(b) Before a motor carrier permits a person described in paragraph (a) of this section to drive a commercial motor vehicle, the motor carrier must obtain his/her name, his/her social security number, and the identification number, type and issuing State of his/her commercial motor vehicle operator's license. The motor carrier must retain that information in its files for 3 years after the person's employment by the motor carrier ceases.

[35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 53 FR 18057, May 19, 1988; 60 FR 38745, July 28, 1995]

Amendment history

5 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. May 9, 2022 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998, as amended at 79 FR 59457, Oct. 2, 2014; 87 FR 13209, Mar. 9, 2022]
  2. March 9, 2022 → May 9, 2022eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998, as amended at 79 FR 59457, Oct. 2, 2014]
  3. Oct. 1, 2015 → March 9, 2022annual editions 2015–2016diff vs. previous
    [63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998, as amended at 79 FR 59457, Oct. 2, 2014]
  4. Oct. 1, 1998 → Oct. 1, 2015annual editions 1998–2014diff vs. previous
    [63 FR 33278, June 18, 1998]
  5. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 1998annual edition 1996viewing
    [35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 53 FR 18057, May 19, 1988; 60 FR 38745, July 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.