[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR396.21]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 396_INSPECTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 396.21  Periodic inspection recordkeeping requirements.

    (a) The qualified inspector performing the inspection shall prepare 
a report which:
    (1) Identifies the individual performing the inspection;
    (2) Identifies the motor carrier operating the vehicle;
    (3) Identifies the date of the inspection;
    (4) Identifies the vehicle inspected;
    (5) Identifies the vehicle components inspected and describes the 
results of the inspection, including the identification of those 
components not meeting the minimum standards set forth in appendix G to 
this subchapter; and
    (6) Certifies the accuracy and completeness of the inspection as 
complying with all the requirements of this section.
    (b)(1) The original or a copy of the inspection report shall be 
retained by the motor carrier or other entity who is responsible for the 
inspection for a period of fourteen months from the date of the 
inspection report. The original or a copy of the inspection report shall 
be retained where the vehicle is either housed or maintained.
    (2) The original or a copy of the inspection report shall be 
available for inspection upon demand of an authorized Federal, State or 
local official.

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    (3) Exception. Where the motor carrier operating the commercial 
motor vehicles did not perform the commercial motor vehicle's last 
annual inspection, the motor carrier shall be responsible for obtaining 
the original or a copy of the last annual inspection report upon demand 
of an authorized Federal, State, or local official.

[54 FR 50725, Dec. 8, 1989]