PUBLIC LAW 98-554—OCT. 30, 1984
98 STAT. 2833
DEFINITIONS
SEC. 204. For purposes of this title, the term— (1) "commercial motor vehicle" means any self-propelled or towed vehicle used on highways in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property— (A) if such vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds; (B) if such vehicle is designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver; or (C) if such vehicle is used in the transportation of materials found by the Secretary to be hazardous for the purposes of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1801-1812) and are transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations issued by the Secretary under such Act; (2) "employee" means— (A) an operator of a commercial motor vehicle (including an independent contractor while in the course of operating a commercial motor vehicle); (B) a mechanic; (C) a freight handler; and (D) any individual other than an employer; who is employed by an employer and who in the course of his or her employment directly affects commercial motor vehicle safety, but such term does not include an employee of the United States, any State, or any political subdivision of a State who is acting within the course of such employment; (3) "employer" means any person engaged in a business affecting interstate commerce who owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle in connection with that business, or assigns employees to operate it, but such term does not include the United States, any State, or any political subdivision of a State; (4) "interstate commerce" means trade, traffic, or transportation in the United States which is between a place in a State and a place outside of such State (including a place outside of the United States) or is between two places in a State through another State or a place outside of the United States; (5) "intrastate commerce" means any trade, traffic, or transportation in any State which is not described in paragraph (4); (6) "person" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, and any other organized group of individuals; (7) "regulation" includes any rule, standard, and order; (8) "Safety Panel" means the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Review Panel established under section 209 of this Act; (9) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation; (10) "State" means a State of the United States and the District of Columbia and, for purposes of sections 206, 207, 208, 210, and 218, includes a political subdivision of a State; (11) "State law" includes any law enacted or adopted by a political subdivision of a State; (12) "State regulation" includes any regulation issued by a political subdivision of a State; and (13) "United States" means the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
49 USC app. 2503.
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