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  1. Law
  2. USC 49
  3. Transportation
  4. MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
  5. INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS
  6. CONSUMER INFORMATION
  7. Definitions

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§32301. Definitions

In this chapter-

(1) "crash avoidance" means preventing or mitigating a crash;

(2) "crashworthiness" means the protection a passenger motor vehicle gives its passengers against personal injury or death from a motor vehicle accident; and

(3) "damage susceptibility" means the susceptibility of a passenger motor vehicle to damage in a motor vehicle accident.

( Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1035 ; Pub. L. 112–141, div. C, title I, §31305(a), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 765 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
32301 15:1901(13), (14). Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, §2(13), (14), 86 Stat. 948 ; Dec. 22, 1975, Pub. L. 94–163, §301, 89 Stat. 901 ; Oct. 10, 1980, Pub. L. 96–425, §8(a)(2), 94 Stat. 1828 ; Oct. 25, 1984, Pub. L. 98–547, §101(b), 98 Stat. 2767 .

Amendments

2012-Pub. L. 112–141 added par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively, and, in par. (2), substituted "; and" for period at end.

Effective Date of 2012 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 112–141 effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 23, Highways.


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