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Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73

§14122 Records: form; inspection; preservation

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › Part PART B— - MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS › Chapter CHAPTER 141— - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - REPORTS AND RECORDS › § 14122

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary or the Board can require carriers and brokers to use specific record forms. That can cover things like how traffic moves and records of money received and spent. They can also set how long operating, accounting, and financial records must be kept. The Secretary or the Board, or an employee they pick, may, after showing ID and either in person or by written request, inspect a carrier’s or broker’s land, buildings, and equipment. They can also inspect and copy records of carriers, brokers, associations, or related companies when those records are relevant to the carrier.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §14122

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(a)The Secretary or the Board, as applicable, may prescribe the form of records required to be prepared or compiled under this subchapter by carriers and brokers, including records related to movement of traffic and receipts and expenditures of money.
(b)The Secretary or Board, or an employee designated by the Secretary or Board, may on demand and display of proper credentials, in person or in writing—
(1)inspect and examine the lands, buildings, and equipment of a carrier or broker; and
(2)inspect and copy any record of—
(A)a carrier, broker, or association; and
(B)a person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a carrier if the Secretary or Board, as applicable, considers inspection relevant to that person’s relation to, or transaction with, that carrier.
(c)The Secretary or Board, as applicable, may prescribe the time period during which operating, accounting, and financial records must be preserved by carriers and brokers.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 11144 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).

Amendments

2012—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–141 inserted “, in person or in writing” after “proper credentials”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2012 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 112–141 effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

49 U.S.C. § 14122

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73