Indiana § 20-27-9-16 Bus not used to transport students; modification required

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-27-9-16 — Bus not used to transport students; modification required

Indiana § 20-27-9-16

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 27SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION

Ch. 9Use of School Buses

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Ind. Code § 20-27-9-16 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), whenever a school bus is purchased for and is being used for any purpose except to transport students, the purchaser shall:

(1)remove the flasher lights;

(2)remove the stop arm; and

(3)paint the bus any color except the national standard school bus chrome yellow.

(b)Whenever a school bus is purchased for use, and is being used, as a church bus (as defined in IC 9-13-2-24), the purchaser:

(1)may retain the flasher lights if the purchaser renders the flasher lights inoperable;

(2)may retain the stop arm if the purchaser renders the stop arm inoperable; and

(3)shall paint the bus any color except the national standard school bus chrome yellow. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-18.]

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
whenever a school bus is purchased for and is being used for any
purpose except to transport students, the purchaser shall:
(1) remove the flasher lights;
(2) remove the stop arm; and
(3) paint the bus any color except the national standard school bus
chrome yellow.
(b) Whenever a school bus is purchased for use, and is being used,
as a church bus (as defined in IC 9-13-2-24), the purchaser:
(1) may retain the flasher lights if the purchaser renders the
flasher lights inoperable;
(2) may retain the stop arm if the purchaser renders the stop arm
inoperable; and
(3) shall paint the bus any color except the national standard
school bus chrome yellow.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-18.]