---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 U.S.C. § 33107"
title: "49"
title_heading: "Transportation"
number: "33107"
heading: "Voluntary vehicle identification standards"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/49/33107"
units:
  - "Subtitle VI — Motor Vehicle and Driver Programs"
  - "Part C — Information, Standards, and Requirements"
  - "Chapter 331 — Theft Prevention"
---

# §33107. Voluntary vehicle identification standards

- (a) **Election To Inscribe or Affix Identifying Marks.—** The Secretary of Transportation by regulation may prescribe a [vehicle theft prevention standard](/usc/49/33101.md?p=11) under which a person may elect to inscribe or affix an identifying number or symbol on [major parts](/usc/49/33101.md?p=6) of a [motor vehicle](/usc/49/30102.md?p=a-7) manufactured or owned by the person for purposes of [section 511 of title 18](/usc/18/511.md) and related provisions. The standard may include provisions for registration of the identification with the Secretary or a person designated by the Secretary.
- (b) **Standard Requirements.—** The standard under this section shall be practicable and provide relevant objective criteria.
- (c) **Voluntary Compliance.—** Compliance with the standard under this section is voluntary. Failure to comply does not subject a person to a penalty or enforcement under this chapter.
- (d) **Compliance With Other Standards.—** Compliance with the standard under this section does not relieve a [manufacturer](/usc/49/30102.md?p=a-6) from a requirement of a standard prescribed under section [33102](/usc/49/33102.md) or [33103](/usc/49/33103.md) of this title.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1083.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 33107 | 15:2033. | Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, 86 Stat. 947, § 616; added Oct. 25, 1984, Pub. L. 98–547, § 101(a), 98 Stat. 2765; Oct. 25, 1992, Pub. L. 102–519, § 306(a), 106 Stat. 3397. |