49 CFR § 382.211 - Refusal to submit to a required alcohol or controlled substances test.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s382.211"
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title: "49 CFR § 382.211 - Refusal to submit to a required alcohol or controlled substances test."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "382.211"
section_name: "Refusal to submit to a required alcohol or controlled substances test."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "382"
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# 382.211 Refusal to submit to a required alcohol or controlled substances test.

No driver shall refuse to submit to a pre-employment controlled substance test required under § 382.301, a post-accident alcohol or controlled substance test required under § 382.303, a random alcohol or controlled substances test required under § 382.305, a reasonable suspicion alcohol or controlled substance test required under § 382.307, a return-to-duty alcohol or controlled substances test required under § 382.309, or a follow-up alcohol or controlled substance test required under § 382.311. No employer shall permit a driver who refuses to submit to such tests to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.

[77 FR 4483, Jan. 30, 2012]