49 U.S.C. § 31701
Section 31701 · Definitions
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 762 So. 2d 840 - Deaton, Inc. v. Monroe (2000)
Most recently applied in 969 F. Supp. 2d 892 - Illinois Central Railroad v. Tennessee Department of Revenue (August 2013)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
In this chapter—
(1) “commercial motor vehicle”, with respect to—
(A) the International Registration Plan, has the same meaning given the term “apportionable vehicle” under the Plan; and
(B) the International Fuel Tax Agreement, has the same meaning given the term “qualified motor vehicle” under the Agreement.
(2) “fuel use tax” means a tax imposed on or measured by the consumption of fuel in a motor vehicle.
(3) “International Fuel Tax Agreement” means the interstate agreement on collecting and distributing fuel use taxes paid by motor carriers, developed under the auspices of the National Governors’ Association.
(4) “International Registration Plan” means the interstate agreement on apportioning vehicle registration fees paid by motor carriers, developed by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.
(5) “Regional Fuel Tax Agreement” means the interstate agreement on collecting and distributing fuel use taxes paid by motor carriers in the States of Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
(6) “State” means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.