§ 3114. Date, Antedating, Postdating
TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 3: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES § 3114. Rules and Regulations. The Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing the permissible requirements for motor carriers, motor carrier drivers, equipment and the transportation of hazardous materials and sanctions for their violation which are consistent with comparable regulations of the United States Depart- ment of Transportation relating to these subjects as contained in Title 49 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations. (a) Unless exception is made by the Department of Public Safety after public hearings held pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act [1 CMC § 9101 et seq.], the rules of the department shall be current with the rules adopted by the United States Department of Transportation in title 49 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations, as now or hereafter amended, relating to requirements for motor carriers, motor carrier drivers, equipment and the transportation of hazard- ous materials. (b) The Department of Public Safety is authorized to conduct inspections pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted and to impose fines and sanctions for violations thereof. Source: PL 10-11, § 4, modified. Commission Comment: PL 10-11, the “Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1996,” took effect June 6, 1996. With respect to the references to the “Department of Public Safety,” see Executive Order 94-3 (effective August 23, 1994), reorgan- izing the executive branch, changing agency names and official titles, and ef- fecting other changes, set forth in the Commission comment to 1 CMC § 2001.
Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission