§ 392.2 Applicable operating rules.

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Title 49 CFR: Transportation › Chapter III: FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Part 392: DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES › Subpart A: General › § 392.2: § 392.2 Applicable operating rules.

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Every commercial motor vehicle must be operated in accordance with the laws, ordinances, and regulations of the jurisdiction in which it is being operated. However, if a regulation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration imposes a higher standard of care than that law, ordinance or regulation, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulation must be complied with.

[35 FR 7800, May 21, 1970, as amended at 60 FR 38746, July 28, 1995; 66 FR 49874, Oct. 1, 2001]

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