49 U.S.C. § 30161 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 49. Transportation § 30161. Judicial review of standards

(a) Filing and venue.--A person adversely affected by an order prescribing a motor vehicle safety standard under this chapter may apply for review of the order by filing a petition for review in the court of appeals of the United States for the circuit in which the person resides or has its principal place of business. The petition must be filed not later than 59 days after the order is issued.

(b) Notifying Secretary.--The clerk of the court shall send immediately a copy of the petition to the Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary shall file with the court a record of the proceeding in which the order was prescribed.

(d) Certified copies of records of proceedings.--The Secretary shall give any interested person a certified copy of the transcript of the record in a proceeding under this section on request and payment of costs. A certified copy of the record of the proceeding is admissible in a proceeding arising out of a matter under this chapter, regardless of whether the proceeding under this section has begun or becomes final.

(e) Finality of judgment and Supreme Court review.--A judgment of a court under this section is final and may be reviewed only by the Supreme Court under section 1254 of title 28.