{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-609.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 609.3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used herein:\nElderly and handicapped persons means those individuals who, by reason of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other permanent or temporary incapacity or disability, including those who are nonambulatory wheelchair-bound and those with semi-ambulatory capabilities, are unable without special facilities or special planning or design to utilize mass transportation facilities and services as effectively as persons who are not so affected.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 609—TRANSPORTATION FOR ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS"],"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":"3602ce7dfe1048f67f9e08b591ae1996e53e18f8b867c2c090e8b82fc96ace24","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-609.1","next":"us/49-cfr-609.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}