---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 380.601"
title: "49"
number: "380.601"
heading: "Purpose and scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/380.601"
---

# §380.601. Purpose and scope.


This subpart establishes training requirements for entry-level drivers, as defined in this subpart, and minimum content for theory and Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) training curricula. Entry-level driver training, as defined in this subpart, applies only to those individuals who apply for a commercial driver's license (CDL) or a CDL upgrade or endorsement and does not otherwise amend substantive CDL requirements in [part 383](/cfr/49/part383.md) of this chapter.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 81 FR 88790, Dec. 8, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31133, 31136, 31305, 31307, 31308, 31502; sec. 4007(a) and (b), Pub. L. 102-240, 105 Stat. 1914, 2151-2152; sec. 32304, Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405, 791; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 16732, Mar. 30, 2004, unless otherwise noted.