49 USC § 33118 - Preemption of State and local law

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s33118"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "49 USC § 33118 - Preemption of State and local law"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "33118"
section_name: "Preemption of State and local law"
chapter_number: 331
chapter_name: "THEFT PREVENTION"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1093.)"
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# § 33118. Preemption of State and local law

When a motor vehicle theft prevention standard prescribed under section 33102 or 33103 of this title is in effect, a State or political subdivision of a State may not have a different motor vehicle theft prevention standard for a motor vehicle or major replacement part.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1093.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 33118 | 15:2031. | Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, 86 Stat. 947, § 614; added Oct. 25, 1984, Pub. L. 98–547, § 101(a), 98 Stat. 2763; Oct. 25, 1992, Pub. L. 102–519, § 306(a), 106 Stat. 3397. |

The words “may not have” are substituted for “no . . . shall have any authority either to establish, or to continue in effect” to eliminate unnecessary words.