---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 240.301"
title: "49"
number: "240.301"
heading: "Replacement of certificates."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/240.301"
---

# §240.301. Replacement of certificates.

- (a) A railroad shall have a system for the prompt replacement of lost, stolen or mutilated certificates at no cost to engineers. That system shall be reasonably accessible to certified locomotive engineers in need of a replacement certificate or temporary replacement certificate.
- (b) At a minimum, a temporary replacement certificate must identify the person to whom it is being issued (including the person's name, identification number and year of birth); indicate the date of issuance; and be authorized by a supervisor of locomotive engineers or other individual designated in accordance with [§ 240.223(b)](/cfr/49/240.223.md?p=b). Temporary replacement certificates may be delivered electronically and are valid for a period no greater than 30 days.

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 81316, Dec. 15, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20135, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 28254, June 19, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[85 FR 81316, Dec. 15, 2020]