Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2016Source: annual CFR edition 2016
§ 395.20 ELD applicability and scope.
Current wording, first on file in the 2016 annual edition.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2016 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2016 and Oct. 1, 2016 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 395.20 — ELD applicability and scope.. Text in force on October 1, 2016. This wording effective October 1, 2016 to present. Source: govinfo, 2016 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2016-title49-vol5/CFR-2016-title49-vol5-sec395-20. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/395.20?asof=2016-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
(a) Scope. This subpart applies to ELDs used to record a driver's hours of service under § 395.8(a).
(b) Applicability. An ELD used after December 18, 2017 must meet the requirements of this subpart.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 2016A 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.