# Service lines: Location of valves.

**Citation:** 49 CFR 192.365  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) Relation to regulator or meter. Each service-line valve must be installed upstream of the regulator or, if there is no regulator, upstream of the meter.

(b) Outside valves. Each service line must have a shut-off valve in a readily accessible location that, if feasible, is outside of the buildin

## Document text

(a) Relation to regulator or meter. Each service-line valve must be installed upstream of the regulator or, if there is no regulator, upstream of the meter.

(b) Outside valves. Each service line must have a shut-off valve in a readily accessible location that, if feasible, is outside of the building.

(c) Underground valves. Each underground service-line valve must be located in a covered durable curb box or standpipe that allows ready operation of the valve and is supported independently of the service lines.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-192.365>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `fa9abf6b73c03779c96e1a4317a03cf84ce47136428716126158a2b8e7d61da8`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:54:34.435Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T07:33:30.023Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-192-365`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "cfrTitle": 49,
  "part": "192",
  "section": "192.365",
  "subpart": "Subpart H—Customer Meters, Service Regulators, and Service Lines",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```