### Question
Can you define what special exception means?


### Answer
**Special exception** is defined as the following in *23 U.S.C. § 164*:

> an exception under a State alcohol-ignition interlock law for the following circumstances:


(A) The individual is required to operate an employer's motor vehicle in the course and scope of employment and the business entity that owns the vehicle is not owned or controlled by the individual

#### Citation:
  - *23 U.S.C. § 164*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS**

