[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR382.49]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
   CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                         (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)
 
PART 382--NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN AIR TRAVEL--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart C--Requirements for Services
 
Sec. 382.49  Security screening of passengers.

    (a) Qualified individuals with a disability shall undergo security 
screening in the same manner, and be subject to the same security 
requirements, as other passengers. Possession by a qualified individual 
with a disability of an aid used for independent travel shall not 
subject the person or the aid to special screening procedures if the 
person using the aid clears the security system without activating it. 
Provided, That this paragraph shall not prohibit security personnel from 
examining a mobility aid or assistive device which, in their judgment, 
may conceal a weapon or other prohibited item. Security searches of 
qualified individuals with a

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disability whose aids activate the security system shall be conducted in 
the same manner as for other passengers. Private security screenings 
shall not be required for qualified individuals with a disability to a 
greater extent, or for any different reason, than for other passengers.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, if a 
qualified individual with a disability requests a private screening in a 
timely manner, the carrier shall provide it in time for the passenger to 
enplane.
    (c) If a carrier employs technology that can conduct an appropriate 
screening of an individual with a disability without necessitating a 
physical search of the person, the carrier is not required to provide a 
private screening.