IC 9-21-12-13 — School bus; arm signal device; exception
Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles
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Sec. 13. (a) Except: (1) as provided in subsection (b); or (2) when a school bus is stopped at an intersection or another place where traffic is controlled by a traffic control device or a police officer; whenever a school bus is stopped on a roadway or a private road to load or unload a student, the driver shall use an arm signal device, which must be extended while the bus is stopped. (b) The governing body of a public school may authorize a school bus driver to load or unload a student at a location off the roadway that the governing body designates as a special school bus loading area. The driver is not required to extend the arm signal device when loading or unloading a student in the designated area. (c) A school bus driver who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (a) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.60; P.L.144-2019, SEC.4.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)