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Current textIn force on Sept. 30, 2013Source: annual CFR editions 2012–2016

§ 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile telephone.

Current wording, first on file in the 2012 annual edition.

govinfo, 2012 edition ↗
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49 CFR § 392.82 — Using a hand-held mobile telephone.. Text in force on September 30, 2013. This wording effective October 1, 2012 to present. Source: govinfo, 2012 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2012-title49-vol5/CFR-2012-title49-vol5-sec392-82. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/392.82?asof=2013-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a)(1) No driver shall use a hand-held mobile telephone while driving a CMV.

(2) No motor carrier shall allow or require its drivers to use a hand-held mobile telephone while driving a CMV.

(b) Definitions. For the purpose of this section only, driving means operating a commercial motor vehicle on a highway, including while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic control device, or other momentary delays. Driving does not include operating a commercial motor vehicle when the driver has moved the vehicle to the side of, or off, a highway and has halted in a location where the vehicle can safely remain stationary.

(c) Emergency exception. Using a hand-held mobile telephone is permissible by drivers of a CMV when necessary to communicate with law enforcement officials or other emergency services.

[76 FR 75487, Dec. 2, 2011]

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 2012
  1. Oct. 1, 2012 → presentannual editions 2012–2016viewing
    [76 FR 75487, Dec. 2, 2011]

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.