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title: "49 U.S.C. § 30303"
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title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 30303 - State participation

## Text

(a) Notification.— A State may become a participating State under this chapter by notifying the Secretary of Transportation of its intention to be bound by section 30304 of this title.

(b) Withdrawal.— A participating State may end its status as a participating State by notifying the Secretary of its withdrawal from participation in the National Driver Register.

(c) Form and Way of Notification.— Notification by a State under this section shall be made in the form and way the Secretary prescribes by regulation.

(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 974.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3030323:401 (note).Oct. 25, 1982, Pub. L. 97–364, § 204, 96 Stat. 1742. In subsection (c), the words “in the form and way” are substituted for “in such form, and according to such procedures” to eliminate unnecessary words.