§31504. Identification of motor vehicles

(a) General Authority.-The Secretary of Transportation may-

(1) issue and require the display of an identification plate on a motor vehicle used in transportation provided by a motor private carrier and a motor carrier of migrant workers subject to section 31502(c) of this title, except a motor contract carrier; and

(2) require each of those motor private carriers and motor carriers of migrant workers to pay the reasonable cost of the plate.

(b) Limitation.-A motor private carrier or a motor carrier of migrant workers may use an identification plate only as authorized by the Secretary.

( Pub. L. 97–449, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2439 , §3104; renumbered §31504 and amended Pub. L. 103–272, §1(c), (e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 745 , 1030.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
3104(a)	49:304(a)(3) (last sentence) (related to "Sec. 324").	Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379 , §204(a)(3) (last sentence) (related to "Sec. 224"); added Aug. 9, 1935, ch. 498, 49 Stat. 546 .
	49:304(a)(3a) (last sentence) (related to "Sec. 324").	Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379 , §204(a)(3a) (last sentence) (related to "Sec. 224"); added Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 905, §2, 70 Stat. 958 .
	49:1655(e)(6)(D) (related to "Sec. 324").	Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, §6(e)(6)(D) (related to "Sec. 224"), 80 Stat. 940 .
3104(b)	49:304(a)(3) (last sentence) (related to "Sec. 324").
	49:304(a)(3a) (last sentence) (related to "Sec. 324").
	49:l655(e)(6)(D) (related to "Sec. 324").

The section is included to reflect the text of former 49:324 (related to motor private carriers and motor carriers of migrant workers) which is incorporated in the revised title by cross-reference.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994-Pub. L. 103–272 renumbered section 3104 of this title as this section and amended it generally, restating it without substantive change.