Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§32711 Relationship to State Law
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VI — MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › PART C — INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS › CHAPTER 327 — ODOMETERS › § 32711
Summary
Federal rules don’t override state laws banning disconnecting, altering, or tampering with an odometer, and don’t excuse people from following them.
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Title 49, §32711
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Except to the extent that State law is inconsistent with this chapter, this chapter does not—
(1)affect a State law on disconnecting, altering, or tampering with an odometer with intent to defraud; or
(2)exempt a person from complying with that law.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3271115:1991.Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, § 418, 86 Stat. 963; July 14, 1976, Pub. L. 94–364, § 408(1), 90 Stat. 984. In this section, before clause (1), the words “and then only to the extent of the inconsistency” are omitted as surplus. In clause (1), the word “affect” is substituted for “annul, alter, or affect” to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (2), the words “subject to the provisions of this subchapter” are omitted as surplus.
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Citation
49 U.S.C. § 32711
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102