Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 1998Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2016

§ 393.88 Television receivers.

Current wording, first on file in the 1996 annual edition.

govinfo, 1998 edition ↗

Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 1998 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 1998 and Oct. 1, 1998 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.

49 CFR § 393.88 — Television receivers.. Text in force on October 1, 1998. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to present. Source: govinfo, 1998 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1998-title49-vol4/CFR-1998-title49-vol4-sec393-88. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/393.88?asof=1998-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Any motor vehicle equipped with a television viewer, screen or other means of visually receiving a television broadcast shall have the viewer or screen located in the motor vehicle at a point to the rear of the back of the driver's seat if such viewer or screen is in the same compartment as the driver and the viewer or screen shall be so located as not to be visible to the driver, while he/she is driving the motor vehicle. The operating controls for the television receiver shall be so located that the driver cannot operate them without leaving the driver's seat.

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1996

Oct. 1, 1996 → presentannual editions 1996–2016viewing

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