§ 17101.
Definitions
In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1)
Federal government.—
The term “Federal Government” includes the government of the District of Columbia.
(2)
Motor vehicle.—
The term “motor vehicle” means a vehicle, self-propelled or drawn by mechanical power, designed for use on the highways principally for the transportation of passengers, except a vehicle designed or used for military field training, combat, or tactical purposes.
Notes
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Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
17101 | 40:703. | Pub. L. 88–515, § 3, Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 696. |
In clause (1), the words “the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Government of the United States” are omitted as unnecessary.