---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 382.501"
title: "49"
number: "382.501"
heading: "Removal from safety-sensitive function."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/382.501"
---

# §382.501. Removal from safety-sensitive function.

- (a) Except as provided in subpart F of this part, no driver shall perform safety-sensitive functions, including driving a commercial motor vehicle, if the driver has engaged in conduct prohibited by subpart B of this part or an alcohol or controlled substances rule of another DOT agency.
- (b) No employer shall permit any driver to perform safety-sensitive functions, including driving a commercial motor vehicle, if the employer has determined that the driver has violated this section.
- (c) For purposes of this subpart, commercial motor vehicle means a commercial motor vehicle in commerce as defined in [§ 382.107](/cfr/49/382.107.md), and a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce as defined in [part 390](/cfr/49/part390.md) of this subchapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 89 FR 90619, Nov. 18, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31133, 31136, 31301 et seq. , 31502; sec. 32934 of Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405, 830; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 89 FR 90619, Nov. 18, 2024]