Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73
§31704 Vehicle registration
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— - MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › Part PART B— - COMMERCIAL › Chapter CHAPTER 317— - PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN AND INTERNATIONAL FUEL TAX AGREEMENT › § 31704
Summary
After September 30, 1996, a state that does not join the International Registration Plan cannot ban or limit commercial vehicles that are legally registered in a state that does join the Plan from operating there.
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Title 49, §31704
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After September 30, 1996, a State that is not participating in the International Registration Plan may not establish, maintain, or enforce a commercial motor vehicle registration law, regulation, or agreement that limits the operation in that State of a commercial motor vehicle that is not registered under the laws of the State, if the vehicle is registered under the laws of a State participating in the Plan.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3170449:11506 (note).Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–240, § 4008(f), 105 Stat. 2154. The words “a State that is not participating in the International Registration Plan may not” are substituted for “no State (other than a State which is participating in the International Registration Plan) shall” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
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Citation
49 U.S.C. § 31704
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73