Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§8522 Out-of-State vehicles to be exempted from odd-even motor fuel purchase restrictions
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 93— - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - OTHER AUTOMOBILE FUEL PURCHASE MEASURES › § 8522
Summary
A state's odd-even gas rules cannot stop selling fuel to someone driving a vehicle with a license plate issued by any place that is not that state or a state next to it. An "odd-even fuel purchase plan" means any rule that lets you buy gas only on certain days or times based on a number or letter on your license plate.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §8522
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(a)Notwithstanding any provision of any Federal, State, or local law, any odd-even fuel purchase plan in effect in any State may not prohibit the sale of motor fuel to any person for use in a vehicle bearing a license plate issued by any authority other than that State or a State contiguous to that State.
(b)For purposes of this section the term “odd-even fuel purchase plan” means any motor fuel sales restriction under which a person may purchase motor fuel for use in any vehicle only on days (or other periods of time) determined on the basis of a number or letter appearing on the license plate of that vehicle (or on any similar basis).
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42 U.S.C. § 8522
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73