Section 9-21-12-16 - Forward area of school bus off limits to children(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.
Amended by P.L. 217-2014, SEC. 63, eff. 1/1/2015.As added by P.L. 1-2005, SEC.30.