{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 40.27","title":"May an employer require an employee to sign a consent or release in connection with the DOT drug and alcohol testing program?","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"No, as an employer, you must not require an employee to sign a consent, release, waiver of liability, or indemnification agreement with respect to any part of the drug or alcohol testing process covered by this part (including, but not limited to, collections, laboratory testing, MRO and SAP service","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-40-27.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-40-27.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-40-27","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-40.27","body":"No, as an employer, you must not require an employee to sign a consent, release, waiver of liability, or indemnification agreement with respect to any part of the drug or alcohol testing process covered by this part (including, but not limited to, collections, laboratory testing, MRO and SAP services).\n\n[66 FR 41950, Aug. 9, 2001]","truncated":false,"body_characters":332}