# 49 C.F.R. § 384.301 (2026): Substantial compliance-general requirements

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## Section

- **Citation:** 49 C.F.R. § 384.301 (2026)
- **Heading:** Substantial compliance-general requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 49 CFR: Transportation / Chapter III / Part 384 / Subpart C / § 384.301: § 384.301   Substantial compliance-general requirements.

## Text

(a) Compliance, generally. To be in substantial compliance with 49 U.S.C. 31311(a), the State must meet each and every standard of subpart B of this part by means of the demonstrable combined effect of its statutes, regulations, administrative procedures and practices, organizational structures, internal control mechanisms, resource assignments (facilities, equipment, and personnel), and enforcement practices. (b)(1) Commercial driver's license program improvements and noncommercial motor vehicle violations. Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, a State must come into substantial compliance with 49 CFR part 384, subpart B (revised as of Oct. 1, 2002) as soon as practical, but, unless otherwise specifically provided in this part, not later than September 30, 2005. (2) School bus endorsement exception. A State must come into substantial compliance with 49 CFR 383.123 (revised as of Oct. 1, 2002) not later than September 30, 2006. (c) Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for User (SAFETEA-LU). A State must come into substantial compliance with 49 CFR part 384, subpart B (revised as of Oct. 1, 2007) as soon as practical but, unless otherwise specifically provided in this part, not later than September 4, 2010. (d) Commercial driver's license medical certification requirements. A State must come into substantial compliance with 49 CFR part 384, subpart B (revised as of Oct. 1, 2009), as soon as practical, but not later than January 30, 2012. (e) Limiting the use of wireless communication devices. A State must come into substantial compliance with 49 CFR part 384, subpart B (revised as of Oct. 1, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 59118, 59135, in effect as of Oct. 27, 2010) as soon as practical, but not later than October 28, 2013. (f) Commercial driver's license testing and commercial learner's permit standards. A State must come into substantial compliance with 49 CFR part 384, subpart B (revised as of Oct. 1, 2011), and 49 CFR part 384, subpart B (revised as of Oct

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