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49 CFR § 510.8 - Written requests for the production of documents and things.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s510.8"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 510.8 - Written requests for the production of documents and things."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "510.8"
section_name: "Written requests for the production of documents and things."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "510"
part_name: "INFORMATION GATHERING POWERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 112 and 119, National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act 1966, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1401 and 1407); secs. 104, 204, 414, and 505, Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1914, 1944, 1990d, and 2005); delegation of authority (49 CFR 1.51)."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 29042, May 1, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "510"
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# 510.8 Written requests for the production of documents and things.

The NHTSA may, by the issuance of a written request for the production of documents and things, require any person, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other entity to produce documents or things. A written request for the production of documents and things may be issued alone, or as a part of a general or special order issued under § 510.7. Written requests for the production of documents and things are issued by the Chief Counsel. Any written request for the production of documents and things issued under this section shall contain the information specified in § 510.3(b).