### Question
Can you define what nonqualifying user means?


### Answer
**Nonqualifying user** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 39*:

> a person who uses a traffic signal preemption transmitter and is not acting on behalf of a public agency or private corporation authorized by law to provide fire protection, law enforcement, emergency medical services, transit services, maintenance, or other services for a Federal, State, or local government entity, but does not include a person using a traffic signal preemption transmitter for classroom or instructional purposes

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 39*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 2-AIRCRAFT AND MOTOR VEHICLES**

