49 CFR § 382.501 - Removal from safety-sensitive function.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s382.501"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 382.501 - Removal from safety-sensitive function."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "382.501"
section_name: "Removal from safety-sensitive function."
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: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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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# 382.501 Removal from safety-sensitive function.
(a) Except as provided in subpart F of this part, no driver shall perform safety-sensitive functions, including driving a commercial motor vehicle, if the driver has engaged in conduct prohibited by subpart B of this part or an alcohol or controlled substances rule of another DOT agency.
(b) No employer shall permit any driver to perform safety-sensitive functions, including driving a commercial motor vehicle, if the employer has determined that the driver has violated this section.
(c) For purposes of this subpart, commercial motor vehicle means a commercial motor vehicle in commerce as defined in § 382.107, and a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce as defined in part 390 of this subchapter.
[66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 89 FR 90619, Nov. 18, 2024]