Current textIn force on Sept. 30, 2010Source: annual CFR editions 2001–2016
§ 40.27 May an employer require an employee to sign a consent or release in connection with the DOT drug and alcohol testing program?
Current wording, in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2001.
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49 CFR § 40.27 — May an employer require an employee to sign a consent or release in connection with the DOT drug and alcohol testing program?. Text in force on September 30, 2010. This wording effective October 1, 2001 to present. Source: govinfo, 2009 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2009-title49-vol1/CFR-2009-title49-vol1-sec40-27. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/40.27?asof=2010-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
No, as an employer, you must not require an employee to sign a consent, release, waiver of liability, or indemnification agreement with respect to any part of the drug or alcohol testing process covered by this part (including, but not limited to, collections, laboratory testing, MRO and SAP services).
[66 FR 41950, Aug. 9, 2001]
Amendment history
2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996- [66 FR 41950, Aug. 9, 2001]
- Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1996–2000
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.