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Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 2006Source: annual CFR editions 2001–2016

§ 40.229 What devices are used to conduct alcohol screening tests?

Wording first on file in the 2001 annual edition, superseded November 13, 2017.

govinfo, 2005 edition ↗
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2005 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2005 and Sept. 30, 2006 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 40.229 — What devices are used to conduct alcohol screening tests?. Text in force on September 30, 2006. This wording effective October 1, 2001 to November 13, 2017. Source: govinfo, 2005 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2005-title49-vol1/CFR-2005-title49-vol1-sec40-229. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/40.229?asof=2006-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

EBTs and ASDs on the NHTSA conforming products lists (CPL) for evidential and non-evidential devices are the only devices you are allowed to use to conduct alcohol screening tests under this part. You may use an ASD that is on the NHTSA CPL for DOT alcohol tests only if there are instructions for its use in this part. An ASD can be used only for screening tests for alcohol, and may not be used for confirmation tests.

[65 FR 79526, Dec. 19, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 41954, Aug. 9, 2001]

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 2001
  1. Jan. 1, 2018 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [82 FR 52246, Nov. 13, 2017]
  2. Nov. 13, 2017 → Jan. 1, 2018eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [65 FR 79526, Dec. 19, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 41954, Aug. 9, 2001]
  3. Oct. 1, 2001 → Nov. 13, 2017annual editions 2001–2016viewing
    [65 FR 79526, Dec. 19, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 41954, Aug. 9, 2001]

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.