---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 392.9b"
title: "49"
number: "392.9b"
heading: "Prohibited transportation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/392.9b"
---

# §392.9b. Prohibited transportation.

- (a) **Safety registration required.** A commercial motor vehicle providing transportation in interstate commerce must not be operated without a safety registration and an active USDOT Number.
- (b) **Penalties.** If it is determined that the motor carrier responsible for the operation of such a vehicle is operating in violation of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, it may be subject to penalties in accordance with [49 U.S.C. 521](/usc/49/521.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[78 FR 52655, Aug. 23, 2013, as amended at 81 FR 68358, Oct. 4, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 504, 13902, 31136, 31151, 31502; Section 112 of Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 1673, 1676 (1994), as amended by sec. 32509 of Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405-805 (2012); and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 33 FR 19732, Dec. 25, 1968, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[78 FR 52655, Aug. 23, 2013, as amended at 81 FR 68358, Oct. 4, 2016]