Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73not60

§609 Identification of Vehicles

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Chapter 5— PROPERTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter VI— MOTOR VEHICLE POOLS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS › § 609

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Any motor vehicle bought and used for official work by a federal agency or by the District of Columbia, inside the United States or its territories, must clearly display on the vehicle the agency’s full name or a title that shows which agency and service it is, and it must show the words "For official use only". The Administrator of General Services makes the rules for how the markings must look. The rules can allow exceptions when marking a vehicle would interfere with the vehicle’s purpose.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §609

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(a)Under regulations prescribed by the Administrator of General Services, every motor vehicle acquired and used for official purposes within the United States, or the territories or possessions of the United States, by any federal agency or by the District of Columbia shall be conspicuously identified by showing, on the vehicle—

(1)(A)the full name of the department, establishment, corporation, or agency that uses the vehicle and the service for which the vehicle is used; or

(B)a title that readily identifies the department, establishment, corporation, or agency that uses the vehicle and that is descriptive of the service for which the vehicle is used; and

(2)the legend “For official use only”.

(b)The regulations prescribed pursuant to this section may provide for exemptions when conspicuous identification would interfere with the purpose for which a vehicle is acquired and used.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 60940:491(k).June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 211(k), as added Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 5(c), 64 Stat. 583; Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1211, § 2, 68 Stat. 1128.

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 609

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60