§ 396.23 - Equivalent to periodic inspection.

§ 396.23 Equivalent to periodic inspection.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 83 FR 22881, May 17, 2018.

(a)

(1) If a commercial motor vehicle is subject to a mandatory State inspection program which that is determined by the Administrator to be as effective as § 396.17, the motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider must meet the requirement of § 396.17 through that State's inspection program. Commercial motor vehicle inspections may be conducted by State government personnel, at State authorized commercial facilities authorized by a State government or equivalent jurisdiction in the Canadian Provinces, the Yukon Territory, or Mexico, or by the motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider itself under the auspices of a State authorized self-inspection program authorized by a State government or equivalent jurisdiction in the Canadian Provinces, the Yukon Territory, or Mexico.

(2) Should the FMCSA determine that a State an inspection program, in whole or in part, is not as effective as § 396.17, the motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider must ensure that the periodic inspection required by § 396.17 is performed on all commercial motor vehicles under its control in a manner specified in § 396.17.

(b) [Reserved]

[73 83 FR 7682522881, Dec. May 17, 2008, as amended at 81 FR 47732, July 22, 20162018]