Regulations last checked for updates: May 18, 2024

Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property last revised: May 06, 2024
§ 1192.171 - General.

(a) New, used and remanufactured vehicles and conveyances for systems not covered by other subparts of this part, to be considered accessible by regulations issued by the Department of Transportation in 49 CFR part 37, shall comply with this subpart.

(b) If portions of the vehicle or conveyance are modified in a way that affects or could affect accessibility, each such portion shall comply, to the extent practicable, with the applicable provisions of this subpart. This provision does not require that inaccessible vehicles be retrofitted with lifts, ramps or other boarding devices.

(c) Requirements for vehicles and systems not covered by this part shall be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Department of Transportation in consultation with the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board).

authority: 29 U.S.C. 792 (b) (3); 42 U.S.C. 12204.
source: 56 FR 45558, Sept. 6, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 36 CFR 1192.171