Section 67-12-01-03 - Additional standards1. Whenever body and chassis standards identified in the 2015 revised edition of the national minimum standards for school bus construction, as developed by the sixteenth national conference on school transportation, May 17-20, 2015, exceed or are in addition to the federal motor vehicle safety standards for school buses, those national minimum standards for school bus construction apply and are hereby adopted by reference.2. All school buses purchased after September 1, 2006, may not include interior overhead racks unless the rack:a. Meets head requirements of FMVSS no. 222 effective on July 1, 2002, when applicable;b. Has a maximum rated capacity displayed for each compartment;c. Is completely enclosed and equipped with latching doors which must be sufficient to withstand a force of five times the maximum rated capacity of the compartment;d. Has all corners and edges rounded with a minimum radius of one inch [25.4 millimeters] or padded equivalent to door header padding;e. Is attached to the bus sufficiently to withstand a force equal to twenty times the maximum rated capacity of the compartment; and f. Has no protrusions greater than one-fourth of one inch [6.35 millimeters].N.D. Admin Code 67-12-01-03
Effective May 1, 1999; amended effective July 1, 2003; July 1, 2006.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2020-380, April 2021, effective 4/1/2021.General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02, 39-21-27, 39-21-27.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 39-21-27, 39-21-27.1