[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR350.333]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
        CHAPTER III--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 350--COMMERCIAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart C--Funding
 
Sec. 350.333  What are the guidelines for the compatibility review?

    (a) The State law or regulation must apply to all segments of the 
motor carrier industry (i.e., for-hire and private motor carriers of 
property and passengers).
    (b) Laws and regulations reviewed for the CDL compliance report are 
excluded from the compatibility review.
    (c) Definitions of words or terms must be consistent with those in 
the FMCSRs and HMRs.
    (d) A State must identify any law or regulation that is not the same 
as the corresponding Federal regulation and evaluate it in accordance 
with the table to this section as follows:

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            Table to Sec.  350.333--Guidelines for the State Law and Regulation Compatibility Review
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 Law or regulation has same effect    Applies to interstate  Less stringent or more
as corresponding Federal regulation  or intrastate commerce         stringent             Action authorized
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(1) Yes............................  ......................  ......................  Compatible--Interstate and
                                                                                      intrastate commerce
                                                                                      enforcement authorized.
(2) No.............................  Intrastate............  ......................  Refer to Sec.  350.341
(3) No.............................  Interstate............  Less stringent........  Enforcement prohibited.
(4) No.............................  Interstate............  More stringent........  Enforcement authorized if
                                                                                      the State can demonstrate
                                                                                      the law or regulation has
                                                                                      a safety benefit or does
                                                                                      not create an undue burden
                                                                                      upon interstate commerce
                                                                                      (See 49 CFR Part 355).
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