{"data":{"id":"us/49-u.s.c.-505","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 U.S.C. § 505","heading":"Arrangements and public records","body":"(a) The Secretary of Transportation may require a motor carrier, motor carrier of migrant workers, or motor private carrier to file a copy of each arrangement related to a matter under this chapter that it has with another person. The Secretary may disclose the existence or contents of an arrangement between a motor contract carrier and a shipper filed under this section only if the disclosure is consistent with the public interest and is made as part of the record in a formal proceeding. (b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, all arrangements and statistics, tables, and figures contained in reports filed with the Secretary by a motor carrier under this chapter are public records. Such a public record, or a copy or extract of it, certified by the Secretary under seal is competent evidence in a proceeding of the Secretary, and, except as provided in section 504(f) of this title, in a judicial proceeding.","path":["Title 49—TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 5—SPECIAL AUTHORITY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc49@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:06Z","sha256":"515957e146caddb5d26c642842d4658c1d62c1f136905c35ee2587ce1ea3b195","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/49-u.s.c.-504","next":"us/49-u.s.c.-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}