49 USC § 31115 - Enforcement

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title: "49 USC § 31115 - Enforcement"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "31115"
section_name: "Enforcement"
chapter_number: 311
chapter_name: "COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "LENGTH AND WIDTH LIMITATIONS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "COMMERCIAL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 999.)"
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# § 31115. Enforcement

On the request of the Secretary of Transportation, the Attorney General shall bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief to ensure compliance with this subchapter or subchapter I of this chapter. The action may be brought in a district court of the United States in any State in which the relief is required. On a proper showing, the court shall issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction. An injunction under this section may order a State or person to comply with this subchapter, subchapter I, or a regulation prescribed under this subchapter or subchapter I.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 999.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 31115 | 49 App.:2313. | Jan. 6, 1983, Pub. L. 97–424, § 413, 96 Stat. 2160; Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–554, § 214, 98 Stat. 2844. |

The words “to assure compliance with the terms of this chapter” and “In any action under this section” are omitted as surplus. The last sentence is substituted for 49 App.:2313 (last sentence) for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.