§ 17101 - Definitions

CHAPTER 171— SAFETY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

In this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(1) The term “Federal Government” includes the government of the District of Columbia.

(2) 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.

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1710140:703.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.