23 CFR § 1270.2 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s1270.2"
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title: "23 CFR § 1270.2 - Purpose."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "1270.2"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TRANSFER AND SANCTION PROGRAMS"
part_number: "1270"
part_name: "OPEN CONTAINER LAWS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "23 U.S.C. 154; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.85 and 1.95."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 67166, Sept. 30, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1270"
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# 1270.2 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to specify the steps that States must take to avoid the reservation and transfer of Federal-aid highway funds for noncompliance with 23 U.S.C. 154.