49 U.S.C. § 31504

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 31504 - Identification of motor vehicles
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.-The Secretary of Transportation may-
(1) issue and require the display of an identification plate on a motor vehicle used in transportation provided by a motor private carrier and a motor carrier of migrant workers subject to section 31502(c) of this title, except a motor contract carrier; and
(2) require each of those motor private carriers and motor carriers of migrant workers to pay the reasonable cost of the plate.
(b) LIMITATION.-A motor private carrier or a motor carrier of migrant workers may use an identification plate only as authorized by the Secretary.

49 U.S.C. § 31504

Pub. L. 97-449, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2439, §3104; renumbered §31504 and amended Pub. L. 103-272, §1(c), (e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 745, 1030.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
3104(a)49:304(a)(3) (last sentence) (related to "Sec. 324").Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379, §204(a)(3) (last sentence) (related to "Sec. 224"); added Aug. 9, 1935, ch. 498, 49 Stat. 546.
49:304(a)(3a) (last sentence) (related to "Sec. 324").Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379, §204(a)(3a) (last sentence) (related to "Sec. 224"); added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 905, §2, 70 Stat. 958.
49:1655(e)(6)(D) (related to "Sec. 324").Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89-670, §6(e)(6)(D) (related to "Sec. 224"), 80 Stat. 940.
3104(b)49:304(a)(3) (last sentence) (related to "Sec. 324").
49:304(a)(3a) (last sentence) (related to "Sec. 324").
49:l655(e)(6)(D) (related to "Sec. 324").
The section is included to reflect the text of former 49:324 (related to motor private carriers and motor carriers of migrant workers) which is incorporated in the revised title by cross-reference.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1994- Pub. L. 103-272 renumbered section 3104 of this title as this section and amended it generally, restating it without substantive change.