39:3B-5.1 Duration of use of school buses.
1.School buses manufactured prior to April 1, 1977, other than those of the transit type whose gross vehicle weight (G.V.W.) exceeds 25,000 pounds, shall not be used for pupil transportation purposes beyond the end of the tenth year from the date of manufacture, as noted on the vehicle registration, or at the end of the school year in which that date falls, whichever is later. School buses manufactured on or after April 1, 1977 and before January 1, 2007, other than those of the transit type whose gross vehicle weight (G.V.W.) exceeds 25,000 pounds, shall not be used for pupil transportation purposes beyond the end of the twelfth year from the date of manufacture, as noted on the vehicle registration, or at the end of the school year in which that date falls, whichever is later. School buses manufactured on or after January 1, 2007, and school buses manufactured prior to January 1, 2007 that have been installed with closed crankcase technology pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.31) and any regulations promulgated thereunder, other than those of the transit type whose gross vehicle weight (G.V.W.) exceeds 25,000 pounds, shall not be used for pupil transportation purposes beyond the end of the fifteenth year from the date of manufacture, as noted on the vehicle registration, or at the end of the school year in which that date falls, whichever is later.
Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a "Type S" school bus as defined by N.J.A.C.13:20-51.2 shall not be used for pupil transportation purposes beyond the end of the twelfth year from the date of manufacture, as noted on the vehicle registration, or at the end of the school year in which that date falls, whichever is later.
L.1983, c.206, s.1; amended 2011, c.130, s.1.
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