Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§2824 Relationship of Statutory Provisions to State and Local Laws
Title 15 › CHAPTER 55 — PETROLEUM MARKETING PRACTICES › SUBCHAPTER II — OCTANE DISCLOSURE › § 2824
Summary
When a federal rule covers a particular action or failure to act, state and local governments may not have a different law about that same thing. Any state law on the matter must be the same as the federal rule. States and local governments may still run investigations, enforce rules, and set penalties and the procedures needed to do that for any state law that is allowed under the first rule.
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Title 15, §2824
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(a)To the extent that any provision of this subchapter applies to any act or omission, no State or any political subdivision thereof may adopt or continue in effect, except as provided in subsection (b), any provision of law or regulation with respect to such act or omission, unless such provision of such law or regulation is the same as the applicable provision of this subchapter.
(b)A State or political subdivision thereof may provide for any investigative or enforcement action, remedy, or penalty (including procedural actions necessary to carry out such investigative or enforcement actions, remedies, or penalties) with respect to any provision of law or regulation permitted by subsection (a).
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1992—Pub. L. 102–486 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “To the extent that any provision of this subchapter applies to any act or omission, no State or any political subdivision thereof may adopt, enforce, or continue in effect any provision of any law or regulation (including any remedy or penalty applicable to any violation thereof) with respect to such act or omission, unless such provision of such law or regulation is the same as the applicable provision of this subchapter.”
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15 U.S.C. § 2824
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102