School bus
Sec. 161. (a) "School bus" means, except as provided in
subsection (b), a:
(1) bus;
(2) hack;
(3) conveyance;
(4) commercial motor vehicle; or
(5) motor vehicle;
used to transport preschool, elementary, or secondary school children
to and from school and to and from school athletic games or contests
or other school functions. The term does not include a privately
owned automobile with a capacity of not more than five (5)
passengers that is used for the purpose of transporting school
children to and from school.
(b) "School bus", for purposes of IC 9-21, means a motor vehicle
owned by a public or governmental agency and operated for the
transportation of children to or from school, including project
headstart, or privately owned and operated for compensation for the
transportation of children to and from school, including project
headstart.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.54-1998, SEC.1;
P.L.219-2003, SEC.2.
Last modified: May 27, 2006