49 CFR § 387.33T - Financial responsibility, minimum levels.

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title: "49 CFR § 387.33T - Financial responsibility, minimum levels."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "387.33T"
section_name: "Financial responsibility, minimum levels."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "387"
part_name: "MINIMUM LEVELS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOTOR CARRIERS"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 13101, 13301, 13906, 13908, 14701, 31138, 31139; sec. 204(a), Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 941; and 49 CFR 1.87."
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# 387.33T Financial responsibility, minimum levels.

Except as provided in § 387.27(b), the minimum levels of financial responsibility referred to in § 387.31 are hereby prescribed as follows:

****SCHEDULE OF LIMITS

****Public Liability

For-hire motor carriers of passengers operating in interstate or foreign commerce.

| Vehicle seating capacity | Minimum limits |
| --- | --- |
| (a) Any vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 passengers or more, including the driver | $5,000,000 |
| (b) Any vehicle with a seating capacity of 15 passengers or less, including the driver | 1,500,000 |

[83 FR 22877, May 17, 2018]