[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: 49CFR396.13]

[Page 472]
 
                        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
    (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]