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15 U.S.C. § 260aAdvancement of time or changeover dates

submitted 60 years ago by Pub. L. 89-387 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 319 words · no verdicts yet

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Clocks move forward one hour each year, from March's second Sunday to November's first Sunday. A state entirely in one time zone can exempt itself by law from this change. This federal rule overrides any conflicting state law. The Secretary of Transportation can sue in federal court to enforce it.

(a) Duration of period; State exemption. Each year, starting at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of March and ending at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of November, every time zone set by sections 261 through 264 (as adjusted by section 265) moves its clocks forward one hour; that advanced time becomes the official standard time for that period. But (1) a state lying entirely within one time zone can pass a law exempting the whole state, including every part of it, from this forward-moving rule, as long as the whole state then follows the zone's regular standard time all year; and (2) a state that spans more than one time zone can either exempt the whole state that same way, or exempt just the part of the state lying in one particular zone. (b) State laws superseded. Congress intends this section to override any state or local law that sets a different schedule for moving clocks forward or a different changeover date than what this section specifies. (c) Violations; enforcement. If someone violates this section, the Secretary of Transportation or an authorized agent can ask the relevant U.S. district court to enforce it. The court can issue an injunction or other order - mandatory or otherwise - to stop further violations and require compliance.
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(a) Duration of period; State exemption

During the period commencing at 2 o’clock antemeridian on the second Sunday of March of each year and ending at 2 o’clock antemeridian on the first Sunday of November of each year, the standard time of each zone established by sections 261 to 264 of this title, as modified by section 265 of this title, shall be advanced one hour and such time as so advanced shall for the purposes of such sections 261 to 264, as so modified, be the standard time of such zone during such period; however, (1) any State that lies entirely within one time zone may by law exempt itself from the provisions of this subsection providing for the advancement of time, but only if that law provides that the entire State (including all political subdivisions thereof) shall observe the standard time otherwise applicable during that period, and (2) any State with parts thereof in more than one time zone may by law exempt either the entire State as provided in (1) or may exempt the entire area of the State lying within any time zone.

(b) State laws superseded

It is hereby declared that it is the express intent of Congress by this section to supersede any and all laws of the States or political subdivisions thereof insofar as they may now or hereafter provide for advances in time or changeover dates different from those specified in this section.

(c) Violations; enforcement

For any violation of the provisions of this section the Secretary of Transportation or his duly authorized agent may apply to the district court of the United States for the district in which such violation occurs for the enforcement of this section; and such court shall have jurisdiction to enforce obedience thereto by writ of injunction or by other process, mandatory or otherwise, restraining against further violations of this section and enjoining obedience thereto.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–387, § 3, Apr. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 107; Pub. L. 92–267, Mar. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 116; Pub. L. 97–449, § 2(c), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2439; Pub. L. 99–359, § 2(b), July 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 110(a), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 615.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1966Enacted · Pub. L. 89-387 · 80 Stat. 107
  • 1972Amended · Pub. L. 92-267 · 86 Stat. 116
  • 1983Amended · Pub. L. 97-449 · 96 Stat. 2439
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-359 · 100 Stat. 764
  • 2005Amended · Pub. L. 109-58 · 119 Stat. 615

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-387 on 1966-04-13.

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