---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 385.203"
title: "49"
number: "385.203"
heading: "Certification requirements for performing a safety audit or investigation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/385.203"
---

# §385.203. Certification requirements for performing a safety audit or investigation.

- (a) On and after August 27, 2021, an individual who is not qualified under [§ 385.201(a)](/cfr/49/385.201.md?p=a) may not perform a safety audit or investigation, including review, unless the individual has been certified by FMCSA or a State or local agency applying the FMCSA standards after successfully completing classroom training and examinations on the FMCSRs and HMRs as described in detail on the FMCSA website (www.fmcsa.dot.gov/certification). These individuals must also comply with the maintenance of certification/qualification requirements of [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section.
- (b) An individual may not perform a safety audit or investigation, including review, unless the individual meets the quality-control and periodic re-training requirements adopted by FMCSA to ensure the maintenance of high standards and familiarity with amendments to the FMCSRs and HMRs. These maintenance of certification/qualification requirements are described in detail on the FMCSA website (www.fmcsa.dot.gov/certification).
- (c) The requirements of paragraphs [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) of this section for training, performance, and maintenance of certification/qualification, which are described on the FMCSA website (www.fmcsa.dot.gov/certification), are also available in hard copy from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590; Attention: Chief, Compliance Division at (202) 366-1812.

## Notes

### Amendments

[86 FR 48044, Aug. 27, 2021]

### Source

Source: 67 FR 12779, Mar. 19, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 113, 504, 521(b), 5105(d), 5109, 5113, 13901-13905, 13908, 31135, 31136, 31144, 31148, 31151, 31502; sec. 113(a), Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 1673, 1676; sec. 408, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 958; sec. 350, Pub. L. 107-87, 115 Stat. 833, 864; sec. 5205, Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1537; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 50968, Dec. 19, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[86 FR 48044, Aug. 27, 2021]