{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-385.903","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 385.903","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this subpart:\nAgency Official means the FMCSA employee with delegated authority under this subpart.\nControlling Influence means having or exercising authority, whether by act or omission, to direct some or all of a motor carrier's operational policy and/or safety management controls.\nOfficer means an owner, director, chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, safety director, vehicle maintenance supervisor, and driver supervisor of a motor carrier, regardless of the title attached to those functions, and any person, however designated, exercising controlling influence over the operations of a motor carrier.\nRegistration means the registration required under 49 U.S.C. 13902, 49 CFR part 365, and 49 CFR part 368.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER III—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS","PART 385—SAFETY FITNESS PROCEDURES","Subpart K—Pattern or Practice of Safety Violations by Motor Carrier Management"],"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":"7bc31087efdd93ae993fe2fd0c69e7b67ecedd7d9a1095174a7a935597aed042","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-385.901","next":"us/49-cfr-385.905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}