{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-219.505","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 219.505","heading":"Non-negative tests and refusals.","body":"An applicant who has tested positive or refused to submit to pre-employment testing under this section may not perform regulated service for any railroad until he or she has completed the Federal return-to-duty process under § 219.104(d). An applicant may also not perform DOT safety-sensitive functions for any other employer regulated by a DOT agency until he or she has completed the Federal return-to-duty process under § 219.104(d). This section does not create any right on the part of the applicant to have a subsequent application considered; nor does it restrict the discretion of the railroad to entertain a subsequent application for employment from the same person.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 219—CONTROL OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE","Subpart F—Pre-Employment Tests"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"d5d03be9949558f1d6706048d0984d8ace376dcb3dfce918274728118003df05","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-219.503","next":"us/49-cfr-219.601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}