Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2016Source: annual CFR edition 2016

§ 395.36 Driver access to records.

Current wording, first on file in the 2016 annual edition.

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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 § 395.36 — Driver access to records.. 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-sec395-36. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/395.36?asof=2016-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Records on ELD. Drivers must be able to access their own ELD records. A motor carrier must not introduce a process that would require a driver to go through the motor carrier to obtain copies of the driver's own ELD records if such records exist on or are automatically retrievable through the ELD operated by the driver.

(b) Records in motor carrier's possession. On request, a motor carrier must provide a driver with access to and copies of the driver's own ELD records unavailable under paragraph (a) of this section during the period a motor carrier is required to retain the records under § 395.8(k).

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 2016

Oct. 1, 2016 → presentannual edition 2016viewing

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