{"data":{"id":"us/23-cfr-1215.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"23 CFR 1215.3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\nFHWA means the Federal Highway Administration.\nMotor vehicle means any vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power manufactured primarily for use on public highways, except any vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails.\nNHTSA means the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.\nPassenger vehicle means a motor vehicle which is designed for transporting 10 individuals or less, including the driver, except that such term does not include a vehicle which is constructed on a truck chassis, a motorcycle, a trailer, or any motor vehicle which is not required on the date of the enactment of this section under a Federal motor vehicle safety standard to be equipped with a belt system.\nSafety belt means, with respect to open-body passenger vehicles, including convertibles, an occupant restraint system consisting of a lap belt or a lap belt and a detachable shoulder belt; and with respect to other passenger vehicles, an occupant restraint system consisting of integrated lap shoulder belts.\nSecretary means the Secretary of Transportation.","path":["Title 23—Highways","CHAPTER II—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER B—GUIDELINES","PART 1215—USE OF SAFETY BELTS—COMPLIANCE AND TRANSFER-OF-FUNDS PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-23.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:50Z","sha256":"f27bc4a6bbb157cf0251bd7780a7c4fc510cd14a4a54285fa6bc193d1c26c5d2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/23-cfr-1215.2","next":"us/23-cfr-1215.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}