N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-30.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:20-30.2 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter and at N.J.A.C. 13:20-31, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

"Accident" means:

1. A collision involving a school bus or vehicle that results in personal injury or death, or causes disabling damage to one or more motor vehicles requiring the vehicle(s) to be transported away by a tow truck or other vehicle;

2. A collision between a motor vehicle and a student at any time during the loading or unloading process of a school bus or school vehicle; or

3. An injury to a student inside a school bus or vehicle that results from negligent or unsafe acceleration, deceleration or other movement of a school bus.

"Chief Administrator" means the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.

"Driver" means the authorized licensed driver of a school bus or vehicle.

"FMVSS" means the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as found in the Code of Federal Regulations ( 49 CFR Part 571). Copies of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as found in the Code of Federal Regulations may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, (202) 783-3238 and found on the Internet at http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/FMVSS.

"Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a single vehicle.

" In-terminal inspection" means an inspection conducted by the Motor Vehicle Commission at the operator's terminal or at a location designated by the Chief Administrator of any motor vehicle required to meet the safety regulations for school buses adopted by the Motor Vehicle Commission pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:3B-5 and 39:3B-5.4 and vehicle emission standards established for engine type pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:8-2 and 39:8-61.

"Motor Vehicle Commission" or "Commission" means the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission established by section 4 of P.L. 2003, c. 13 (N.J.S.A. 39:2A-4).

" On-board diagnostics" or "OBD" means an automotive diagnostic system complying with California Air Resources Board OBD regulations or EPA OBD regulations effective for model year 1996 and newer gasoline-fueled and bi-fueled motor vehicles and for model year 1997 and newer diesel-fueled motor vehicles.

"Operator" means the owner or person responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of a school bus or vehicle.

"Passenger" means any person other than the driver riding in a school bus or vehicle.

"SAE" means the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. Copies of the Standards and Recommended Practices of the Society of Automotive Engineers may be purchased from the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096, (724) 776-4841.

"School bus" or "bus" means every motor vehicle operated by, or under contract with, a public or governmental agency, or religious or other charitable organization or corporation, or privately operated for the transportation of children to or from school for secular or religious education, school-connected activity, day camp, summer day camp, nursery school, child-care center, preschool center, or other similar places of education, and shall be classified in the following manner:

1. A "Type A" school bus is a conversion or body constructed and installed upon a van-type compact truck or a front-section vehicle chassis, with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less, originally designed by the manufacturer for carrying 10 to 16 passengers;

2. A "Type B" school bus is constructed utilizing a stripped or cutaway chassis with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds, originally designed by the manufacturer for carrying 10 to 54 passengers. Part of the engine is beneath and/or behind the windshield and beside the driver's seat. The service door is behind the front wheels;

3. A "Type C" school bus is a body installed upon a flat back cowl chassis with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds, originally designed by the manufacturer for carrying 10 to 54 passengers. The engine is in front of the windshield, or part of the engine is beneath and/or behind the windshield and beside the driver's seat. The service door is behind the front wheels;

4. A "Type D" school bus is a body installed upon a chassis, with the engine mounted in the front, middle, or rear, with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds, originally designed by the manufacturer for carrying 10 to 54 passengers. The engine may be behind the windshield and beside the driver's seat; it may be at the rear of the school bus, behind the rear wheels; or it may be in the middle of the school bus between the front and rear axles. The service door is ahead of the front wheels;

5. A "Type S" school bus is a motor vehicle with a GVWR of 3,000 pounds or more, originally designed by the manufacturer with a maximum seating capacity of nine passengers or less excluding the driver; and

6. An "electric" school bus is a school bus charged and powered solely by electricity, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:3B-28.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-30.2

Amended by R.2003 d.36, effective 1/21/2003.
See: 34 N.J.R. 829(a), 35 N.J.R. 450(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2005 d.24, effective 1/18/2005.
See: 35 N.J.R. 5483(a), 37 N.J.R. 321(a).
Added "Chief Administrator" and "Commission"; in "School bus" or "bus" added 1 through 5.
Amended by R.2006 d.249, effective 7/3/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 386(b), 38 N.J.R. 2835(a).
Deleted definitions "Commission", "Director" and "Division"; in definition "In-terminal inspection", substituted "Motor Vehicle Commission" for "Division" and "Chief Administrator" for "Director"; and added definition "Motor Vehicle Commission".
Amended by R.2009 d.312, effective 10/19/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 1674(a), 41 N.J.R. 3939(b).
Added definition "On-board diagnostics".
Amended by R.2012 d.023, effective 2/6/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1831(a), 44 N.J.R. 287(b).
Added definitions "Accident" and "Passenger"; in definition "Driver", substituted "driver" for "operator", and inserted "or vehicle"; in definition "FMVSS", inserted "and found on the Internet at http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/FMVSS"; in definition "Operator", inserted "or vehicle"; and in the introductory paragraph of definition "School bus", deleted "for compensation" following the second occurrence of "operated".

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 2056(a), effective 12/6/2021