### Question
How does the law define motor vehicle?


### Answer
Under *18 U.S.C. § 31*, **motor vehicle** is defined as:

> every description of carriage or other contrivance propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used for commercial purposes on the highways in the transportation of passengers, passengers and property, or property or cargo

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 31*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 2-AIRCRAFT AND MOTOR VEHICLES**

