Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73
§30303 State participation
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— - MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › Part PART A— - GENERAL › Chapter CHAPTER 303— - NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER › § 30303
Summary
A State can become a participating State by telling the Secretary of Transportation that it will follow section 30304. A participating State can stop being a participant by telling the Secretary it is withdrawing from the National Driver Register. The State’s notice must use the form and method the Secretary requires by regulation.
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Title 49, §30303
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(a)A State may become a participating State under this chapter by notifying the Secretary of Transportation of its intention to be bound by section 30304 of this title.
(b)A participating State may end its status as a participating State by notifying the Secretary of its withdrawal from participation in the National Driver Register.
(c)Notification by a State under this section shall be made in the form and way the Secretary prescribes by regulation.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3030323:401 (note).Oct. 25, 1982, Pub. L. 97–364, § 204, 96 Stat. 1742. In subsection (c), the words “in the form and way” are substituted for “in such form, and according to such procedures” to eliminate unnecessary words.
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49 U.S.C. § 30303
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73