---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 381.300"
title: "49"
number: "381.300"
heading: "What is an exemption?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/381.300"
---

# §381.300. What is an exemption?

- (a) An exemption is temporary regulatory relief from one or more FMCSR given to a person or class of persons subject to the regulations, or who intend to engage in an activity that would make them subject to the regulations.
- (b) An exemption provides the person or class of persons with relief from the regulations for up to 5 years, and may be renewed, upon request, for subsequent 5-year periods.
- (c) Exemptions may only be granted from one or more of the requirements contained in the following parts and sections of the FMCSRs:
  - (1) **Part 380—** Special Training Requirements;
  - (2) **Part 382—** Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing;
  - (3) **Part 383—** Commercial Driver's License Standards; Requirements and Penalties;
  - (4) **Part 384—** State Compliance with Commercial Driver's License Program;
  - (5) **Part 391—** Qualifications of Drivers;
  - (6) **Part 392—** Driving of Commercial Motor Vehicles;
  - (7) **Part 393—** Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation;
  - (8) **Part 395—** Hours of Service of Drivers;
  - (9) **Part 396—** Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance (except for [§ 396.25](/cfr/49/396.25.md)); and
  - (10) **Part 399—** Step, Handhold and Deck Requirements.

## Notes

### Amendments

[63 FR 67608, Dec. 8, 1998, as amended at 81 FR 47720, July 22, 2016; 86 FR 35639, July 7, 2021]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31136(e), 31315; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 67608, Dec. 8, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[63 FR 67608, Dec. 8, 1998, as amended at 81 FR 47720, July 22, 2016; 86 FR 35639, July 7, 2021]