C.F.R. » Title 49 » CHAPTER III—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS › PART 387—MINIMUM LEVELS OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOTOR CARRIERS › Subpart B—Motor Carriers of Passengers

49 C.F.R. § 387.27

Applicability

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(a) This subpart applies to for-hire motor carriers transporting passengers in interstate or foreign commerce.

(b) Exception. The rules in this subpart do not apply to—

(1) A motor vehicle transporting only school children and teachers to or from school;

(2) A motor vehicle providing taxicab service and having a seating capacity of less than 7 passengers and not operated on a regular route or between specified points;

(3) A motor vehicle carrying less than 16 individuals in a single daily round trip to commute to and from work; and

(4) A motor vehicle operated by a motor carrier under contract providing transportation of preprimary, primary, and secondary students for extracurricular trips organized, sponsored, and paid by a school district.

[48 FR 52683, Nov. 21, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 33275, June 18, 1998]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2010–2021 · leading case: Blan v. Classic Limousine Transp., LLC (W.D. Pa. 2021).
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Blan v. Classic Limousine Transp., LLC (W.D. Pa. 2021). · cites it 2× “The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has explained in its guidance to 49 C.F.R. § 387.27 that “[l]imousines are not taxi cabs and are therefore not exempted from the financial responsibility requirements.”
Philadelphia Indem. Ins. Co. v. Transit U, Inc. (D. Del. 2021). “” and requires only motor carriers to “obtain[] and [have] in effect the minimum levels of financial responsibility .”
Barton v. Armitage, 26 Mass. L. Rptr. 431 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2010). “Because it has not adopted Part 387, which applies only to “for-hire motor carriers transporting passengers in interstate or foreign commerce,” 49 C.F.R. §387.27 (a), the FMCS Regs, at issue will only apply in this case if Chauffeurs engages in interstate or foreign commerce.”
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