49 USC 32511 - Relationship to Other Motor Vehicle Standards
(a) Preemption.—Except as provided in this section, a State or a political subdivision of a State may prescribe or enforce a bumper standard for a passenger motor vehicle or passenger motor vehicle equipment only if the standard is identical to a standard prescribed under section 32502 of this title.
(b) Enforcement.—This chapter and chapter 301 of this title do not affect the authority of a State to enforce a bumper standard about an aspect of performance of a passenger motor vehicle or passenger motor vehicle equipment not covered by a standard prescribed under section 32502 of this title if the State bumper standard—
(1) does not conflict with a standard prescribed under chapter 301 of this title; and
(2) was in effect or prescribed by the State on October 20, 1972.
(c) Additional and Higher Standards of Performance.—The United States Government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State may prescribe a bumper standard for a passenger motor vehicle or passenger motor vehicle equipment obtained for its own use that imposes additional or higher standards of performance than a standard prescribed under section 32502 of this title.
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1047.)
Historical and Revision Notes
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 32511(a) |
15:1920(a). |
Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, §110, 86 Stat. 955. |
| 32511(b) |
15:1920(b)(1). |
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| 32511(c) |
15:1920(b)(2). |
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Sections: 32503 32504 32505 32506 32507 32508 32509 32511 32701 32702 32703 32704 32705 32706 32707
Last modified: October 26, 2015