49 CFR § 382.101 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s382.101"
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title: "49 CFR § 382.101 - Purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "382.101"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "382"
part_name: "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND ALCOHOL USE AND TESTING"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 31133, 31136, 31301 , 31502; sec. 32934 of Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405, 830; and 49 CFR 1.87."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 382.101 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to establish programs designed to help prevent accidents and injuries resulting from the misuse of alcohol or use of controlled substances by drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs).

[66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 89 FR 90619, Nov. 18, 2024]