[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: 49CFR396.13]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 396_INSPECTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 396.13  Driver inspection.



    Before driving a motor vehicle, the driver shall:

    (a) Be satisfied that the motor vehicle is in safe operating 

condition;

    (b) Review the last driver vehicle inspection report; and



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    (c) Sign the report, only if defects or deficiencies were noted by 

the driver who prepared the report, to acknowledge that the driver has 

reviewed it and that there is a certification that the required repairs 

have been performed. The signature requirement does not apply to listed 

defects on a towed unit which is no longer part of the vehicle 

combination.



[44 FR 76526, Dec. 27, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 55868, Dec. 16, 1983; 

63 FR 33280, June 18, 1998]