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[CITE: 49USC31115]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
                           PART B--COMMERCIAL
 
              CHAPTER 311--COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
 
               SUBCHAPTER II--LENGTH AND WIDTH LIMITATIONS
 
Sec. 31115. Enforcement

    On the request of the Secretary of Transportation, the Attorney 
General shall bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief to 
ensure compliance with this subchapter or subchapter I of this chapter. 
The action may be brought in a district court of the United States in 
any State in which the relief is required. On a proper showing, the 
court shall issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary or 
permanent injunction. An injunction under this section may order a State 
or person to comply with this subchapter, subchapter I, or a regulation 
prescribed under this subchapter or subchapter I.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 999.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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31115.................................  49 App.:2313.                    Jan. 6
, 1983, Pub. L. 97-424, Sec.
                                                                          413, 
96 Stat. 2160; Oct. 30, 1984,
                                                                          Pub. 
L. 98-554, Sec.  214, 98 Stat.
                                                                          2844.
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    The words ``to assure compliance with the terms of this chapter'' 
and ``In any action under this section'' are omitted as surplus. The 
last sentence is substituted for 49 App.:2313 (last sentence) for 
clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.
