---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 368.3"
title: "49"
number: "368.3"
heading: "Applying for a certificate of registration."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/368.3"
---

# §368.3. Applying for a certificate of registration.

- (a) If you wish to obtain a certificate of registration under this part, you must electronically file an application that includes the following:
  - (1) **Form MCSA-1—** URS online application.
  - (2) **Form BOC-3—** Designation of Agents—Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders or indicate on the application that the applicant will use a process agent service that will submit the Form BOC-3 electronically.
- (b) The FMCSA will only process your application for a Certificate of Registration if it meets the following conditions:
  - (1) The application must be completed in English;
  - (2) The information supplied must be accurate and complete in accordance with the instructions to Form MCSA-1, the URS online application, and Form BOC-3.
  - (3) The application must include all the required supporting documents and applicable certifications set forth in the instructions to Form MCSA-1, the URS online application, and Form BOC-3.
- (c) If you fail to furnish the complete application as described under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section your application may be rejected.
- (d) If you submit false information under this section, you will be subject to applicable Federal penalties.
- (e) [Reserved]
- (f) Form MCSA-1 is the URS online application and is available, including complete instructions, from the FMCSA website at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/urs.

## Notes

### Amendments

[67 FR 12660, Mar. 19, 2002, as amended by 78 FR 52648, Aug. 23, 2013; 80 FR 63706, Oct. 21, 2015; 88 FR 80179, Nov. 17, 2023]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 13301, 13902, 13908; Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 12660, Mar. 19, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[67 FR 12660, Mar. 19, 2002, as amended by 78 FR 52648, Aug. 23, 2013; 80 FR 63706, Oct. 21, 2015; 88 FR 80179, Nov. 17, 2023]