[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR388.6]



[Page 304]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 388_COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 388.6  Joint investigation, inspection, or examination.



    Upon agreement by the Field Administrator and the appropriate State 

authority, there will be conducted a joint investigation, inspection, or 

examination of the property, equipment, or records of motor carriers or 

others, for the enforcement of the safety and hazardous materials laws 

and regulations of the United States and the State concerning highway 

transportation. The said Field Administrator and the appropriate State 

authority shall decide as to the location and time, the objectives 

sought, and the identity of the person who will supervise the joint 

effort and make the necessary decisions. Any agent or employee of either 

agency who has personal knowledge of pertinent facts shall be made 

available when necessary to testify as a witness in an enforcement 

proceeding or other action.



[33 FR 19725, Dec. 25, 1968, as amended at 51 FR 12621, Apr. 14, 1986; 

67 FR 61824, Oct. 2, 2002]