Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Chapter 171 — Safety Standards for Motor Vehicles
§ 17101. Definitions
Statutory text
In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
Federal government.—
The term “Federal Government” includes the government of the District of Columbia.
Motor vehicle.—
The term “motor vehicle” means a vehicle, self-propelled or drawn by mechanical power, designed for use on the highways principally for the transportation of passengers, except a vehicle designed or used for military field training, combat, or tactical purposes.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 107–217 · 116 Stat. 1062
Enacted · 40 U.S.C. § 17101
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1279.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1279.)
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Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 17101 | 40:703. | Pub. L. 88–515, § 3, Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 696. |
In clause (1), the words “the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Government of the United States” are omitted as unnecessary.