49 USC § 30303 - State participation

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title: "49 USC § 30303 - State participation"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "30303"
section_name: "State participation"
chapter_number: 303
chapter_name: "NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER"
part_number: "A"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 974.)"
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# § 30303. State participation

**(a)** **Notification.—** A State may become a participating State under this chapter by notifying the Secretary of Transportation of its intention to be bound by section 30304 of this title.

**(b)** **Withdrawal.—** A participating State may end its status as a participating State by notifying the Secretary of its withdrawal from participation in the National Driver Register.

**(c)** **Form and Way of Notification.—** Notification by a State under this section shall be made in the form and way the Secretary prescribes by regulation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 974.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 30303 | 23:401 (note). | Oct. 25, 1982, Pub. L. 97–364, § 204, 96 Stat. 1742. |

In subsection (c), the words “in the form and way” are substituted for “in such form, and according to such procedures” to eliminate unnecessary words.