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49 U.S.C. § 13505

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Transportation furthering a primary business
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Title
49 — Transportation
Chapter
STIV/PTB/CH135
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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(a) In General.—Neither the Secretary nor the Board has jurisdiction under this part over the transportation of property by motor vehicle when—(1) the property is transported by a person engaged in a business other than transportation; and (2) the transportation is within the scope of, and furthers a primary business (other than transportation) of the person. (b) Corporate Families.—(1) In general.—Neither the Secretary nor the Board has jurisdiction under this part over transportation of property by motor vehicle for compensation provided by a person who is a member of a corporate family for other members of such corporate family. (2) Definition.—In this section, “corporate family” means a group of corporations consisting of a parent corporation and all subsidiaries in which the parent corporation owns directly or indirectly a 100 percent interest. (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 861.) Editorial Notes Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 10524 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective DateSection effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.

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