---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 385.207"
title: "49"
number: "385.207"
heading: "Requirements to obtain and maintain certification to conduct driver or vehicle inspections."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/385.207"
---

# §385.207. Requirements to obtain and maintain certification to conduct driver or vehicle inspections.

- (a) An FMCSA employee or contractor, or a State or local government employee or contractor funded through the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, who was qualified to conduct a driver or vehicle inspection before August 27, 2021 or meets requirements as specified in CVSA Operational Policy 4 (incorporated by reference, see [§ 385.4](/cfr/49/385.4.md)) may conduct a driver or vehicle inspection. The individual may conduct a driver or vehicle inspection only at a level for which the individual is certified.
- (b) An individual who qualifies to conduct driver or vehicle inspections under this section must meet the requirements for maintaining certification or obtaining recertification as specified in CVSA Operational Policy 4.

## 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]