Indiana § 9-21-12-20 School bus; loading and unloading students

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-21-12-20 — School bus; loading and unloading students

Indiana § 9-21-12-20

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 21TRAFFIC REGULATION

Ch. 12School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles

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Ind. Code § 9-21-12-20 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), when a school bus is operated on a:

(1)U.S. route or state route, the driver may not load or unload a student at a location that requires the student to cross a roadway unless no other safe alternatives are available; and

(2)street or highway other than a U.S. route or state route, the driver shall load and unload a student as close to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway as practicable.

(b)Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to a location on a U.S. route or state route that is within the boundary of a city or town.

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
when a school bus is operated on a:
(1) U.S. route or state route, the driver may not load or unload a
student at a location that requires the student to cross a roadway
unless no other safe alternatives are available; and
(2) street or highway other than a U.S. route or state route, the
driver shall load and unload a student as close to the right-hand
curb or edge of the roadway as practicable.
(b) Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to a location on a U.S. route or
state route that is within the boundary of a city or town.