49 USC 30145: Importing motor vehicles or equipment requiring further manufacturing

49 USC 30145: Importing motor vehicles or equipment requiring further manufacturing Text contains those laws in effect on December 25, 2024

From Title 49-TRANSPORTATIONSUBTITLE VI-MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMSPART A-GENERALCHAPTER 301-MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETYSUBCHAPTER III-IMPORTING NONCOMPLYING MOTOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT

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§30145. Importing motor vehicles or equipment requiring further manufacturing

Section 30112(a) of this title does not apply to a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment if the vehicle or equipment-

(1) requires further manufacturing to perform its intended function as decided under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation; and

(2) is accompanied at the time of importation by a written statement issued by the manufacturer indicating the applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter with which it does not comply.

( Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 964 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
30145	15:1397(e).	Sept. 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89–563, 80 Stat. 718 , §108(e); added Oct. 31, 1988, Pub. L. 100–562, §2(b), 102 Stat. 2822 .

In clause (2), the word "importation" is substituted for "entry" for clarity and consistency in this chapter. The words "of the incomplete motor vehicle or item of equipment" are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement. The words "prescribed under this chapter" are substituted for "Federal" for consistency in this chapter.