[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR385.203]

[Page 236-237]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 385_SAFETY FITNESS PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart C_Certification of Safety Auditors, Safety Investigators, and 
                            Safety Inspectors
 
Sec.  385.203  What are the requirements to obtain and maintain 
certification?

    (a) After June 17, 2002, a person who is not qualified under Sec.  
385.201(a) may not perform a compliance review, safety audit, or 
roadside inspection unless he or she has been certified by FMCSA or a 
State or local agency applying the FMCSA standards after successfully 
completing classroom training and examinations on the FMCSRs and HMRs as 
described in detail on the FMCSA website (www.fmcsa.dot.gov). These 
employees must also comply with the maintenance of certification/
qualification requirements of paragraph (b) of this section.
    (b) Maintenance of certification/qualification. A person may not 
perform a compliance review, safety audit, or roadside inspection unless 
he or she meets the quality-control and periodic re-training 
requirements adopted by the FMCSA to ensure the maintenance of high 
standards and familiarity with amendments to the FMCSRs and HMRs. These 
maintenance of certification/qualification requirements are described in 
detail on the FMCSA website (www.fmcsa.dot.gov).
    (c) The requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section for 
training,

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performance and maintenance of certification/qualification, which are 
described on the FMCSA website (www.fmcsa.dot.gov), are also available 
in hard copy from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
Professional Development and Training Division (MC-MHT), 4600 N. Fairfax 
Drive, Suite 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203.

[67 FR 12779, Mar. 19, 2002, as amended at 72 FR 55701, Oct. 1, 2007]