Indiana § 9-21-12-16 Forward area of school bus off limits to children

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-21-12-16 — Forward area of school bus off limits to children

Indiana § 9-21-12-16

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 21TRAFFIC REGULATION

Ch. 12School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles

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Ind. Code § 9-21-12-16 (2026).

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(a)When a school bus is in motion, students are prohibited from occupying any space forward of a vertical plane drawn through the rear of the driver's seat and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bus. Every school bus must:

(1)be marked with a line or otherwise equipped in order to indicate the prohibited area to students; and

(2)have clearly posted, at or near the front of the bus, a sign stating that it is a violation of Indiana law for a school bus to be operated with any students occupying the prohibited area.

(b)A school bus driver who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-17.]

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(a) When a school bus is in motion, students
are prohibited from occupying any space forward of a vertical plane
drawn through the rear of the driver's seat and perpendicular to the
longitudinal axis of the bus. Every school bus must:
(1) be marked with a line or otherwise equipped in order to
indicate the prohibited area to students; and
(2) have clearly posted, at or near the front of the bus, a sign
stating that it is a violation of Indiana law for a school bus to be
operated with any students occupying the prohibited area.
(b) A school bus driver who knowingly or intentionally violates this
section commits a Class C misdemeanor.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-17.]