[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR29.12]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
                    CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 29_MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION ACT REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 29.12  Specified conditions under which stops may be authorized.

    A motor vehicle owner may voluntarily enroll his or her vehicle(s) 
and give written consent to law enforcement official to stop the vehicle 
if it is being operated under any or all the conditions set forth in 
this section. For each condition, the owner(s) must grant consent and 
affix a separate decal, device, or license plate.
    (a) Time. A motor vehicle owner may authorize law enforcement 
officers to stop the enrolled vehicle if it is being operated between 
the hours of 1:00 AM and 5:00 AM. By enrolling in a program with this 
condition, the owner must state that the vehicle is not normally 
operated between the specified hours, and that the owner understands 
that the operation of the vehicle between those hours provides 
sufficient grounds for a law enforcement officer to reasonably believe 
that the vehicle is not being operated by or with the consent of the 
owner, even if the law enforcement official has no other basis for 
believing that the vehicle is being operated unlawfully.
    (b) Border crossing or port entry. A motor vehicle owner may 
authorize law enforcement officers to stop the enrolled vehicle if it 
crosses, is about to cross or is about to be transported across a United 
States land border, or if it enters a United States port. For purposes 
of this section, the phrase ``about to cross a United States land 
border'' means the vehicle is operated or transported within one mile of 
a United States land border. Participating States or localities may 
implement this provision in accordance with local conditions, provided 
that a participating State or locality may not extend the applicable 
geographic area beyond one mile from the United States land border. By 
enrolling in a

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program with this condition, the owner must state that the vehicle is 
not normally driven across a border or into a port, and that the owner 
understands that the operation or transport of the vehicle within a mile 
of a United States land border or into a port provides sufficient 
grounds for a law enforcement officer to believe that the vehicle is not 
being operated by or with the consent of the owner even if the law 
enforcement officer has no other basis for believing that the vehicle is 
being operated unlawfully.