# 29 CFR § 500.100: Vehicle safety obligations

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.100

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 500.100
- **Heading:** Vehicle safety obligations
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 29—Labor > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor > CHAPTER V—WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > SUBCHAPTER A—REGULATIONS > PART 500—MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION > Subpart D—Motor Vehicle Safety and Insurance for Transportation of Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers, Housing Safety and Health for Migrant Workers > Motor Vehicle Safety

## Text

(a) General obligations. Each farm labor contractor, agricultural employer and agricultural association which uses, or causes to be used, any vehicle to transport a migrant or seasonal agricultural worker shall ensure that such vehicle conforms to vehicle safety standards prescribed by the Secretary of Labor under the Act and with other applicable Federal and State safety standards. Each farm labor contractor, agricultural employer and agricultural association shall also ensure that each driver of any such vehicle has a currently valid motor vehicle operator's permit or license, as provided by applicable State law, to operate the vehicle.
(b) Proof of compliance with vehicle safety standards. Prima facie evidence that safety standards have been met will be shown by the presence of a current State vehicle inspection sticker. Such sticker will not, however, relieve the farm labor contractor, agricultural employer or agricultural association from responsibility for maintaining the vehicle in accordance with § 500.104 or § 500.105, as applicable.
(c) Uses or causes to be used. The term “uses or causes to be used” as set forth in paragraph (a) of this section does not include carpooling arrangements made by the workers themselves, using one of the workers' own vehicles. However, carpooling does not include any transportation arrangement in which a farm labor contractor participates or which is specifically directed or requested by an agricultural employer or an agricultural association.

## Nearby sections

- [29 CFR § 500.100 § 500.100 Vehicle safety obligations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.100.md)
- [29 CFR § 500.101 § 500.101 Promulgation and adoption of vehicle standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.101.md)
- [29 CFR § 500.102 § 500.102 Applicability of vehicle safety standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.102.md)
- [29 CFR § 500.103 § 500.103 Activities not subject to vehicle safety standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.103.md)
- [29 CFR § 500.104 § 500.104 Department of Labor standards for passenger automobiles and station wagons and transportation of seventy-five miles or less.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.104.md)
- [29 CFR § 500.105 § 500.105 DOT standards adopted by the Secretary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.105.md)
- [29 CFR § 500.120 § 500.120 Insurance policy or liability bond is required for each vehicle used to transport any migrant or seasonal agricultural worker.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.120.md)
- [29 CFR § 500.121 § 500.121 Coverage and level of insurance required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.121.md)
- [29 CFR § 500.122 § 500.122 Adjustments in insurance requirements when workers' compensation coverage is provided under State law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.122.md)
- [29 CFR § 500.123 § 500.123 Property damage insurance required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.123.md)
- [29 CFR § 500.124 § 500.124 Liability bond in lieu of insurance policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.124.md)
- [29 CFR § 500.125 § 500.125 Qualifications and eligibility of insurance carrier or surety.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.125.md)
- [29 CFR § 500.126 § 500.126 Duration of insurance or liability bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.126.md)
- [29 CFR § 500.127 § 500.127 Limitations on cancellation of insurance or liability bond of registered farm labor contractors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.127.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-500.100. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.