Current textIn force on March 23, 2026Source: eCFR
§ 397.15 Fueling.
Current wording, first on file in the 1996 annual edition.
49 CFR § 397.15 — Fueling.. Text in force on March 23, 2026. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to present. Source: eCFR as of March 23, 2026, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-03-23/title-49/section-397.15. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/397.15?asof=2026-03-23, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
When a motor vehicle which contains hazardous materials is being fueled—
(a) Its engine must not be operating; and
(b) A person must be in control of the fueling process at the point where the fuel tank is filled.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1996A 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.